Mike Heffernan was born and raised in the historic harbor city of St. John's, Newfoundland, the oldest city in North America. He is the critically acclaimed editor of Aim for the Head, A Dark and Deadly Valley and the upcoming Nation of Ash, as well as the author of Exposed, a collection of short fiction.

Trained as a historical researcher at Memorial University, Mike is now pursing a career in publishing. With Hard Ticket Press he intends to push the envelope and hopes to challenge the perception of traditional Newfoundland and Atlantic Canadian literature.