Martine Leavitt biography

Martine Leavitt was born 1953 in Taber, Alberta, Canada. She attended the University of Calgary where she graduated with first-class honours.

Her first three books (the award-winning Marmawell fantasy trilogy) were written while she was studying writing at the University of Calgary. Published under her then-name Martine Bates, the trilogy follows Marwen's adventures as she progresses to her destiny as a wizard, on the way falling in love with a prince.