Long Bio  (102 words)

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg. Co-winner of the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022), her award-winning writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. In 2018 she was long-listed for the Journey Prize and won the Constance Rooke CNF prize. In 2020, she received gold with the National Magazine Awards. Rowan is the Creative Nonfiction editor with The Fiddlehead magazine. Her debut book, Persephone’s Children, is a mosaic memoir about Rowan’s odyssey as a Black, biracial woman escaping the stranglehold of domestic abuse. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandless.com).

Medium Bio (76 words)

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory. Her debut memoir, Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments co-won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022). Her writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. Long listed for the Journey Prize, winner of the Constance Rooke CNF prize, gold winner with the National Magazine Awards, Rowan is the Creative Nonfiction editor with The Fiddlehead magazine. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandless.com).

Short Bio (55 words)

Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory. Her debut memoir, Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments co-won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022). Her award-winning writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. Rowan is the CNF editor with The Fiddlehead. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandless.com).