Colleen Wagner studied visual arts at OCA and literature at U of T and moves between the two art forms. Her plays include The Monument, which won a Governor General's Literary award and continues to be produced around the world; The Morning Bird, produced in English and French and published by Scirocco Drama, 2009; Down from Heaven, which was nominated for a MECCA award for best new play; Sand and Eclipsed. Her latest play, The Living, was inspired by travel to Africa. She’s written a number of screenplays including an adaptation of The Monument. Colleen teaches at York University and divides her time between a riverside farm in rural N.B. and Toronto.