My education in fantasy writing comes from a M.A. from McMaster University, Canada, with a thesis specialty in the fairy tale. As an artist, I have had formal training from Sheridan School of Fine Arts, Oakville, ON, and have operated my own fine art business for more than twenty years now. I am also a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators." NANCY GUILD BENDALL writes and paints from her studio at the edge of a small village near Toronto Canada, looking all the while for fairies at the top of the garden.