Metcalfe-Chenail is a history geek who writes stories for all ages. She is the author of Alis the Aviator and For the Love of Flying. She is also the editor of the critically-acclaimed essay collection In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation. At Berton House during her October to December residency, she worked on an inclusive history of aviation in Canada's North called Polar Winds. She now lives in Nova Scotia.