Martine Noël-Maw was born and raised in Quebec, and has made Saskatchewan her home since 1993. There she draws from the province’s enchanting landscape and rich history for her writing. In 2007, she collaborated with students in Moose Jaw to create two youth books: Drôle de zèbre, a tragic story of a zebra transformed into a hideous ogre, and La malchance d’Austin, a story about a twelve-year-old boy who is fitted with a revolutionary bionic leg after a farm accident. Her second book, Amélia et les papillons, won many honours, including the Prix du Livre Français of the 2006 Saskatchewan Book Awards.