Michelle Hébert's stories and essays have appeared in magazines and newspapers across North America and have aired on CBC Radio. Her writing has been longlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Prize. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and degrees in journalism and social work. Michelle's first book, Enriched by Catastrophe: Social Work and Social Conflict after the Halifax Explosion, was published by Fernwood in 2007. The Toronto Star named her debut novel, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (Vagrant, 2024), one of the 20 'Must Read' books of Summer 2024, and it was named a 49thShelf.com Fiction Book of the Year. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she teaches creative writing and supports writers using trauma-informed writing practices. You can learn more about her writing at michellehebertwrites.com.