Evelyn Butcher lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick. She is a two-time open-heart surgery survivor, mother, homemaker, and a member of the Writers Federation of New Brunswick. The Miramichi Leader has published her articles and stories, and she has served as editor of her church newsletter for several years. She completed with highest honours a comprehensive Freelance Writer Course through International Correspondence School and attended four times the week-long Maritime Writers Workshop at UNB.