Jennifer Pownall served as the literary artist-in-residence for the City of Port Coquitlam. She co-facilitates a writers’ group, is the blog content manager and editor for Joanne Fedler Media and works as an editor and contributing writer for What’s On! Port Coquitlam. The Globe and Mail published her personal essay “I Am Bairnlorn,” which speaks to her experiences with infertility, a topic she is exploring in detail as she composes her memoir, Re:Birth.