Long Bio 

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg. A finalist for the Governor Generals Literary Award in nonfiction, Rowan is also a Co-winner of the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022). Her award-winning writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. In 2018, she was long-listed for the Journey Prize and won the Constance Rooke CNF prize. In 2020, she received gold with the National Magazine Awards. Rowan is the Creative Nonfiction editor with The Fiddlehead magazine. Her debut book, Persephone’s Children, is a mosaic memoir about Rowan’s odyssey as a Black, biracial woman escaping the stranglehold of domestic abuse. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandlesswrites.com).

Medium Bio

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory. A finalist for the Governor Generals Literary Award in nonfiction, Rowan’s debut memoir, Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments also co-won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022). Her writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. Long listed for the Journey Prize, winner of the Constance Rooke CNF prize, gold winner with the National Magazine Awards, Rowan is the Creative Nonfiction editor with The Fiddlehead magazine. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandlesswrites.com).

Short Bio

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory. Her debut memoir, Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments co-won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book, and is a finalist for the Governor General’s Award in nonfiction (2022). Her award-winning writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. Rowan is the CNF editor with The Fiddlehead. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandlesswrites.com).