Born and raised in Edmonton, Myrna Kostash arrived on the literary scene in 1977 with the publication of the now classic All of Baba's Children. She is the author, among many other titles, of Bloodlines: A Journey into Eastern Europe, The Doomed Bridegroom: A Memoir, Prodigal Daughter: A Journey to Byzantium, and Ghosts in a Photograph: A Chronicle. Kostash, who has served as president of the Writers' Guild of Alberta and as chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, has lectured all across Canada and in Europe on a wide array of contemporary topics.