Blain Henshaw has been a writer since publishing his own penny newspaper in Grade Three at age nine. His professional writing career began at CKBW radio in Bridgewater in 1966 where he wrote news and covered courts, municipal council, and community events. In the 1970s and 80s while working for the Atlantic Television System (now CTV Atlantic) he won a number of radio and television awards for his documentary work, including an Atlantic Journalism award. His first book was published in 2016 and since then there have been three more, including the 2021 regional bestseller Madam of the Maritimes: The Life and Times of Ada MacCallum. He is also a prolific songwriter, having composed more that 100 songs and recording four CDs of original material. In 2017 he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame.