Beth Powning's work has been widely published in books, anthologies, and magazines.

She is known for her lyrical, powerful writing and the profound emotional honesty of her work. She is the author of Seeds of Another Summer (published in the U.S. as Home: Chronicle of a North Country Life); Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss; The Hatbox Letters; and Edge Seasons.

Her new novel is due from Knopf Canada April 14, 2009.