About

BJ Wagner developed a love for the natural world while growing up in the Canadian Rockies, and his imagination was shaped by parents who chose the bedtime stories of Tolkien over Seuss. Although he enjoyed writing as a hobby, the discoveries by NASA's Galileo spacecraft focused his creativity on Jupiter's moon Europa.

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While living in Banff, BJ wrote a novel to share with his family and friends. Years later, as life and marriage took him to unexpected places, he revisited his work and explored ways to sharpen his writing skills. He enrolled in online courses with the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society, where he and a group of students formed a writing group. In this supportive environment, ideas flourished, skills were shared, and works faced critique. With their guidance, his story transformed into something special, and The Moon the Sun Forgot was born.

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BJ and his wife have journeyed to Antarctica, Tanzania, the Galápagos Islands, and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, capturing the beauty of wildlife through photography. But once their memory cards reach capacity, the travel-weary couple are happy to return home to Calgary and their two cats.