As a child, Rhonda Herrington Bulmer was a voracious reader, a lover of fantasy, fairy tales and happy endings.

She began her first novel at age 15, a foolishly romantic story which was loved by the author but rejected by publishers.  Despite encouragement from editors to persevere, disappointment overwhelmed her desire to write, and it was forgotten along with that first manuscript.

Born and raised in New Brunswick, Canada, Rhonda graduated from Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology in Oshawa, Ontario with a diploma in public relations in 1987.

Upon graduation, she returned to the Maritimes. Rhonda practiced public relations, and worked in graphic design and related fields until 1995 when she decided to spend some years at home freelancing while raising her three children. More recently, study with the Institute for Children’s Literature helped revive her adolescent dream of making her living writing for young adults and middle-grade children.

Currently, she writes business and general interest articles and columns while seeking a publisher for her first young adult novel, “Rachel’s Manifesto.”

Rhonda lives in Moncton, New Brunswick with her husband and three children, where she often recites her favorite book, Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, from memory.