Adele Megann is a Newfoundlander based in Halifax. Her short fiction has been published in Canadian and US periodicals and anthologies. She has won several awards–including the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award–and has given many readings and interviews. She has been told that her accent is charming. She thinks everyone else's accents are charming.

Adele lived several years in Calgary, where she was part of the Pack of Liars writing workshop, and she was a fiction editor of Dandelion magazine. Over the years, Adele has been involved in the writing community by organizing readings, and teaching and judging creative writing.

After returning eastwards by moving to Nova Scotia in 1999, Adele became acquainted with her new home by participating in Writers in the Schools throughout the province. She performed at Playwrights in Performance Cabarets. She coordinated school matinees and wrote curriculum guides for Exodus Theatre Society.

In addition to her literary publications, she has also contributed several articles to an Irish magazine called Set Dancing News.

Adele’s day jobs usually involve teaching. She has taught diverse subjects–including music, drama and literacy–to children and adults, including those with disabilities. She sings, and plays several instruments, usually in the context of traditional Irish music. She lives with an assortment of humans and animals.