Laura Best is the author of six books for young people including Cammie Takes Flight, which was nominated for the 2018 Silver Birch Award. Her work has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies across Canada. Her first novel for adults, Good Mothers Don't, was published in 2020 and was nominated for The Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award. She lives in East Dalhousie, Nova Scotia, with her husband, Brian. Visit her at lauraabest.wordpress.com.