Laurie Stanley-Blackwell resides in Pictou, Nova Scotia. A former history professor at St. Francis Xavier University, she has a lifelong love for the history of Maritime Canada. Her most recent publications are the Gaelic-English children’s book, The Pets that Came to Palmerston Street /Na Peataichean a thàinig gu Sràid, Big Rory of Market Square, and A Pictou Christmas.

Karen Megronigle lives in Cape George, Nova Scotia, with her husband, Stephen, two pet donkeys, two dogs, and one cat. As a gifted artist, she delights in her natural surroundings. Karen operates the Garden Studio where she sells her creations, which range from artwork to jewellery in many different mediums. This is her second children’s book, the sequel for her first, Big Rory of Market Square.

Vivianne LaRivière lives in Pictou, Nova Scotia. She owns and operates The River Gallery on Water Street. Composer of “Big Rory’s Catwalk”, the music recording for this book, she is also a songwriter, painter, photographer, and author.