Born in Saskatoon, raised in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Burford taught design at Humber College Toronto for six years. She has held numerous storytelling, creative writing and visual arts workshops and is the author of Journey to Dodoland. The book has been performed in the U.S., Guatemala and Italy and was presented by children at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. Her second book, Magical Earth Secrets, was written while she was staying in a teepee on Kootenay Lake.

Bibliography:

Miracle Galaxy (Azatlan) 2009
Dodoland Adventures (Azatlan) 2009
The Environmental Activity Guide (Azatlan, 1992)
Untitled Poetry (Queen's University, 1991)
The Magical Earth Secrets (Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1990)
Journey to Dodoland (Bird Helmut, 1977)

[BCBW 2009]