About the Author

Cathy Beveridge was born and raised in Calgary and attended the University of Alberta. During a recent trip to Halifax, the birthplace of her father, Cathy became intrigued by the scope and events of the Halifax disaster and wrote Chaos in Halifax. She was winner of the 2003 Saskatchewan Young Reader's Choice Snow Willow Award and the sequel to this title was shortlisted for both the Golden Eagle and Rocky Mountain Book Awards.