Like her characters, Anne M. Smith-Nochasak grew up in rural western Nova Scotia, where she currently resides and teaches part-time after many years working in northern communities.
Her first novel, A Canoer of Shorelines, was recognized as one of The Miramichi Reader's Best of Fiction in 2021, and her second novel, The Ice Widow, was on the shortlist for the Whistler Independent Book Awards in 2023, as well as a semi-finalist in the North Street Book Prize competition. She is currently a member of the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia.
When she isn't writing or teaching, Anne can be found reading, kayaking, gardening, renovating, or exploring the woods with her two dogs. She can be reached through her website www.acanoerofshorelines.com/ or on X, IG, and FB @smithnochasak.
