<strong>Haley Healey</strong> is a high school counsellor, registered clinical counsellor, and the bestselling author of of books for all ages about extraordinary historical women. Her books include the Trailblazing Canadians series; <em>Her Courage Rises</em> (a finalist for the 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize); <em>On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island</em>; and <em>Flourishing and Free: More Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island</em>. A self-proclaimed trailblazing woman herself, she enjoys exploring Vancouver Island’s trails, waters, and wilderness. She has an avid interest in wild places and lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia.