Michael Conway is an award-winning author whose writing has been acknowledged by the Island Literary Awards. He was born and raised in Charlottetown, PEI and enrolled in the Canadian Army at seventeen, serving throughout Canada as well as postings in Germany, the Middle East and Cyprus. He enjoyed a second career in Charlottetown Police Services Telecommunications Section, retiring in 2013. In May 2016, he completed the courses required for an MA in Island Studies.