Brenda Short joined Wordsmiths in 2017 but has been writing as a hobby for twenty-three years. She has written fourteen novels, trying to decide what genre she prefers.

Currently, she is working on several more and has written many short stories and poems. Her stories have been published in Focus50+, on commuterlit.com, on Quick Brown Fox and in Briar Crier.

Brenda is also a member of the South Simcoe Arts Council and has her own blog, Short's Shorts on writingblog.ca