MARY-ANN KIRKBY is an award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage. Her memoir chronicled her childhood experiences growing up on a Hutterite colony in western Canada and the difficult aftermath of leaving her community to forge a new life in the modern world. I Am Hutterite won the prize for best non-fiction at the 2007 Saskatchewan Book Awards, and is a valued curriculum option in Canadian schools and universities as a means to build bridges and teach tolerance and understanding of other cultures.
Kirkby is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, delighting audiences with her honest and humorous accounts of Hutterite life.
She lives in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
