Donez Xiques was born in Staten Island, New York, and received her Ph.D. from Fordham University. Her articles have appeared in many journals, including Canadian Literature and Canadian Notes and Queries. She has received Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment awards and a Fulbright Fellowship for research in Canada. She is Professor of English emerita at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Her hobbies include coastal kayaking and photography. She divides her time between her homes in Nova Scotia and New Jersey.