Maria Bonar writes poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in Award Winning Australian Writing, Creatrix, Catchment: Poetry of Place, Poetry d’Amour, Bronze Quill Winners Anthology, Stringybark Stories, BootsnAll, numerous anthologies and online publications. A former CEO, nurse, social health researcher and parole officer, she often travelled solo in rural and remote areas of Western Australia, which is reflected in her writing.