Maureen Marks-Mendonca

Maureen Marks-Mendonca was born in Guyana. She spent many years working and travelling in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, as a diplomat, teacher, and economist. She currently lives in Canada, though she visits the Caribbean frequently. She is an independent editor, writer, illustrator, and a coordinator of inner development workshops aimed at empowering youth. Legend of the Swan Children is her first work of fiction.