Mary Woodbury was born in Louisville, Kentucky, lived most of her life in the Midwest and in southern California, and currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. After obtaining a BA in English and anthropology from Purdue University in 1993, Mary has been an editor and writer, starting with Prentice-Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mary is the editor of Jack Magazine, a decade-long web journal honoring the nature and ecology of several literary movements emanating from the Beat authors of the 1940s and 50s.

Mary is the owner of Moon Willow Press, a small press focusing on celebrating the written word while helping to sustain natural forest lands. MWP's publishing interests are fiction, non-fiction, and prose that deal with environmental issues. Mary is also Fraser Riverkeeper's Director of Outreach, a Vancouver organization that acts as a water steward for the beautiful Fraser River.

Website: http://www.moonwillowpress.com