Carol Gardarsson worked in the newspaper industry for over 30 years, starting as rural reporter in the Manitoba Interlake area, and working at almost every job in the industry in Alberta and B.C., finally becoming publisher of newspapers in Alberta and B.C. After relocating to Gibsons, B.C., Gardarrson has produced a trilogy that arose from her Manitoba folklore about a woman who was branded as a witch from infancy. The series was launched at the Gimli Icelandic Festival and has proved popular with Icelandic Canadians.

DATE OF BIRTH: December 23, 1950

PLACE OF BIRTH: Winnipeg, Manitoba

ARRIVAL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: November, 1988

EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: Retired Newspaper Publisher

BOOKS:

Brewing Evil: Book One: A Witch is Born (Self-published, 2006)
Brewing Evil: Book Two: Deadly Spells (Self-published, 2007)
Brewing Evil: Book Three: Dark Forces (Self-published, 2007)

[BCBW 2007] "Fiction" "Icelandic"