Patricia Bow

I was born and raised in Ontario, in a family descended from Scottish, Irish, and English pioneers who settled in the Ottawa Valley when it was still mostly uncut forest. Family stories planted in me a fascination with history, but above all I loved the tang of adventure in those tales.

I scribbled my first short story at the age of eight and haven't stopped writing since. My published works include fantasy novels for children 10 and up, as well as non-fiction books. I write what I love to read: stories with a flavour of the strange and mysterious, anchored by down-to-earth heroes.

Over the years I have also been a librarian, a press reader, a newspaper reporter, and a university communications officer.

I live in Kitchener, Ontario, with my husband Eric and a small but fierce grey tabby cat named Pooka. In my very scarce spare time, I love to walk, read, and design my own sweaters.

Visit me at http://www.execulink.com/~thebows/patricia.htm