M. A. Enniss-Trotman, born and raised in Guyana, South America, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Guyana and a master’s degree from Dalhousie University. She is a former university lecturer and sessional instructor with more than a decade of teaching experience in Guyana and Canada. Enniss-Trotman works as a strategic planner for a large quasi-government organization. She lives in eastern Canada with her husband, Roderick, and her daughter.