Joanna Streetly was born in Trinidad, W.I., and educated in England. She moved to the west coast of Vancouver Island in 1990, where she lives on a floathouse in Clayoquot Sound and works as a freelance writer, illustrator, editor and kayak guide. For seven years she was married to a Tla-o-qui-aht canoe carver, and forged many links to the local First Nations community.

Visit Joanna's website or at the Clayoquot Writers Group.