Ola Szczecinska was born in Poland and immigrated to Toronto with her family in 1984. She completed an M.A. in History at the University of Toronto. She moved overseas to teach ESL and began to write short stories. When she returned to Canada she continued to write, while working in bars and bush camps. Her piece “Leaving Mr. Bielski” was published in Six Hens. She lives in Whitehorse.
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