Marjorie Simmins is an award-winning journalist and the author of five nonfiction titles. These include a trio of memoirs, Coastal Lives, Year of the Horse, and In Search of Puffins, a book on the practice of memoir, Memoir: Conversations and Craft, and a biography of a spectacular Canadian racehorse, Somebeachsomewhere: A Harness Racing Legend from a One-Horse Stable. Simmins teaches writing workshops around the Maritimes and across Canada, and also via Zoom. When she’s not writing or teaching, you can usually find her somewhere near horses or anywhere near the water, salty or fresh. Her website is www.marjoriesimmins.ca