About Gab Halasz

Gabriella (Gab) Halasz was pushed into the world kicking and screaming in a small town in Northwestern Ontario probably because it was already -35 degrees Celsius outside, and even as a newborn she was not fond of winter. She was the only girl in a family of five children and much to her mother’s chagrin was more interested in forts and frogs than frilly collars and tea parties. When not outside tracking wild animals, cowboys, and aliens she was in the library with her nose buried in a book, or writing science fiction stories where the girls were the heroes.

As a young child she aspired to be an astronomer or an astronaut, but after learning that it involved more calculus than she could stomach she set her sights on careers which involved hanging out on the planet Earth. Her time spent in swim club introduced her to life guarding which she loved until she began to grow webbed fingers and toes. She moved to BC with her husband and settled in the Kootenays where over time she worked as a lifeguard instructor, paramedic, artist, warehouse attendant, buyer, and purchasing agent. Through it all she had a yen to write and was often found scribbling, typing, or muttering to herself as she worked out stories during long runs with her German Shepherds.

Then much to their family’s and friends’ surprise Gab and her husband decided to pull up stakes and move all the way across the country to the east coast. These days when not writing, and walking around muttering to herself, Gab spends her time helping her husband renovate their home and gather firewood. “Have chainsaw, will travel” is Gab’s new motto.