Myrna Kostash lives in Edmonton, Alberta where she works full-time as a writer of literary nonfiction - books, magazine articles, and radio documentaries - and as occasional lecturer and teacher of creative writing.
She is a past president of the Writers Guild of Alberta and Chair of The Writers Union of Canada. She is co-founder and past President of the Creative Nonfiction Collective. She has served as community representative on the Board of the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta, and is a volunteer barista at The Carrot, a community arts cafe.When she is not travelling, she lives in a condo overlooking the North Saskatchewan River.