Angie Abdou

From ABC BookWorld, "After completing a BA in English at the University of Regina, Abdou moved to London, Ontario for graduate work in English at the University of Western Ontario. She briefly lived in Calgary before moving to Fernie, where she taught at the College of the Rockies while living with her husband, Marty, and two children. She is currently associate professor of creative writing at Athabasca University."

In 2008 she was invited to give the Beth Maloney Memorial speech to the AGM of the College of BC Physiotherapists, discussing her novel and sports medicine. She appeared at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt in 2014.