Pam Calabrese MacLean divides her writing time between poetry and drama. Her award-winning poems have appeared in literary journals in Canada, Great Britain, and the US. Her first collection, Twenty-Four Names for Mother, was published by The Paper Journey Press (2006). Her first play, Her Father’s Barn, has garnered awards in Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Pam Calabrese MacLean lives in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.