My Story

Martha Morrison is a thoughtful writer with a demonstrated history of creative initiatives and diverse experiences in the travel, hospitality and fine arts industries. She is recognized for her professionalism, creativity and commitment to excellence.

Her first career was as a flight attendant in the international and private charter division of Air Canada, working for celebrities such as Bruce Springsteen and professional sports teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Baseball (MLB). Martha also appeared in company commercials, modeled for the launch of new uniforms and became a flight attendant trainer in service and procedures. She later became an award-winning professional ballroom dancer and instructor, and worked for the Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray dance studios.

Martha competed professionally in the ballroom and rhythm divisions, winning medals from judges, such as renowned choreographer Jean-Marc Généroux. In 2019, she and her community celebrity partner won the 2019 Mississauga Dancing with the Stars competition.

Martha holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Queen’s University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from King’s College at the University of Dalhousie. She speaks conversational French and Spanish and has a musical background in piano and voice.

Martha writes memoir, fiction and poetry. She was shortlisted in the 2022 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir. Her work has been published in the Gratitude and Inspiration Anthology (One Thousand Trees Press, 2022) and in the Amy Anthology Volume 2 (Memoir Writing Ink, 2023). Martha is now serving as Chair for the London Writers Society anthology project Out of the Woods (forthcoming, June 2025).

Martha volunteers with the Humane Society as a cat profile writer to bring cats in need of a home together with potential adopters. Martha has attended various writing residencies including Under the Volcano in Tepoztlán, Mexico with Magda Bogin, workshops with Alison Wearing in Stratford, Ontario, A Memorable Life with Cea Person, The Write Retreat with Adelle Purdham, The Bestselling Masterclass with Gabby Bernstein and Hay House Publishing Writers workshop.

Originally from Toronto, Martha now lives on a farm in rural southwestern Ontario with her husband, two young children and many animals. She grows award-winning vegetables, looks after her children, two dogs, several pet bunnies and homestead chickens, manages the farm’s solar panels and writes whenever there’s time.