Heather Grace Stewart (born Heather Katherine Grace) is a Canadian poet, journalist, and bestselling author of fast‑paced, humorous, and emotionally resonant romance novels. She is the author of 24 published works across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and her books have reached more than 400,000 readers worldwide.
Her romantic comedy The Ticket, inspired by a true story, became an international Kindle bestseller and was optioned for film. Although the rights have since reverted to Heather, the novel continues to be one of her most widely read works. Her books have also been released in audio by Tantor Audio (Recorded Books) and Dreamscape Media, expanding her readership across multiple formats.
Heather’s work has been translated internationally. In 2020, The Ticket was published in French, and in 2021, Polish rights to five of her novels were sold in a multi‑book deal. These titles were released as Polish ebooks and audiobooks by Empik in 2022.
Before becoming a full‑time author, Heather earned her BA (Honours) in Canadian Studies from Queen’s University and completed a graduate diploma in Journalism at Concordia University. She worked as chief reporter for a local newspaper and as associate editor for the national magazines Harrowsmith Country Life, Equinox, and Canadian Wildlife. In 1999, she founded her freelance writing and editing business, Graceful Publications.
Heather is also known for her long‑standing commitment to girls’ education and global literacy. Since 2008, she has donated more than half the proceeds from her poetry sales to UNICEF (with a focus on Education and Girls’ Education), as well as to the Red Cross and Because I Am a Girl. Through Plan International Canada, Graceful Publications sponsored a Bolivian student, Miriam, and her family from age 15 until she graduated from the program at 18.
Her poetry collections include Where the Butterflies Go (2008), Leap (2011), Carry On Dancing (2012), Three Spaces (2013), Caged: New and Selected Poems (2016), Stargazing (2020), and Wild Geese Know (2024). Reviewers have described her poetry as modern, unconventional, tender, heartfelt, and vulnerable.
When she’s not writing, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband, Bill, and their young adult child, Finn; taking photos; practicing yoga; inline skating; gardening; baking bread; dancing like nobody’s watching; and sampling craft beer—though rarely all at once.
Visit her official website at heathergracestewart.com and follow her on Bookbub http://www.bookbub.com/authors/heather-grace-stewart or Goodreads plus join her readers on Substack, Threads and Instagram
In BC, Canada, January 2011.
In her office, with her Muse/Mews Sam, March 2011
Heather Grace Stewart 
I have just stumbled across you and your books but unfortunately I’ve missed the opportunity to read Stranely incredibly good for free online so I was looking for it at the library. Is it possible that I can’t find it at any library? I’ve searched the libraries online and it turns up nothing. Guess I need to purchase a copy and donate it afterwards! Unless you purposely kept it out of the libraries?
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Hi Jodi. I’d never purposefully keep my books out of libraries. I’m an indie author. It’s really hard to get books distributed everywhere. Not only is it expensive for me to ship them to libraries and donate them, losing my royalties, (though I have done so for my local library and a few others nearby) it’s lots of work to ship them off, as I’m my own publisher. Also, the book has only been out for two years and the print run was only 300 copies. A very small run, for now! So that’s why you can’t find it! If you want to contact me at writer@hgrace.com I can happily send you a signed copy via Paypal, however, you could probably ask your library to buy it at Amazon (.com, .ca and I think in the UK too) and they can ship it in to the library. Happy reading!
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Hello Heather,
I’m glad I came across your site accidentally last night , while reading another friend, Heather’s blog 😛 It’s such a beautiful, awesome and wonderful blog you’ve got! The blog name specially is heart-breakingly beautiful!! I must say your poems seem astounding to me . . . .they are simple, easy to understand and very very exotic, I tell you! ANd you seem to be a beautiful lady too, makes your poetry all the more worth to be coming from you.. .. . 🙂
I’m a high school goer in Bangladesh,an Asian country. Currently taking my O level exams. . . .I love poetry too, even write some of my own.They’re in my blog :www.sinoritaenchantress.blogspot.com .I’d b e very grateful if you go through them once and leave me a little remark !
Your poems inspire me A LOT, so I choose to follow you from now on, THank you! And keep up the AWESOME WORK…..:D may your pen never stop writing such magnificient poetry! All the best!
Love Your Poetry,
Bushra
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Hi Bushra,
Thanks for taking the time to write me. It’s always a good feeling to know
I’ve reached a high schooler – that means I’m making poetry accessible to
younger generations, keeping it alive – and then to learn you live
as far away as Bangladesh -that’s amazing to me. The wonders of the
Internet! Thanks for the encouragement. Keep on writing and of
course I’ll visit and subscribe to your blog!
Best wishes,
Heather
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Aww,,,,don’t thank me for nothing ,Heather. Mypleasure that you wrote back. thank you.!!
and Undoubtedly you reached us -the younger generations-…..that’s what makes ya a cool poet! 🙂
and well , geographically Bangladesh might be far …but on the internet, everything’s a click away…so the distance doesnt make a headline these days..:P moreover, i’ve been to Canada twice..too pity i dint know ya then or else i’d hav bought ur books.
For now
Best of Luck!!
Nice to hear form you 🙂
Bushra
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You are going great guns – i would call it 3 G, thus. Let the SKY be the only limit. My best wishes, may you please accept.
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Thank you so much!
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Im a senior in High School. Im in a speech class and I HATE talking in front of classes, I get soo red because I cant stand people looking at me while I talk. People never believe me when I say I’m shy because I am so outgoing. but its when people stare! Oh my, I just cant stand it. But my teacher told us to look for a funny poem and a serious one, I have literally been on since I got home from school. That was 3:35 and it’s now 5:30 exact. Havent found ONE yet, then I found your page and fell in love with the facebook one “Five thousand Friends” Love it. And my teacher will too! Thank you so much! 🙂
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You are most welcome Ashlie, I bet you’ll rock reading that poem! Have fun with it! Thanks so much for your interest
in my poetry.
Best wishes
Heather
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Thanks for visiting my blog. (Go with the cowboy boots – fancy shoes are over rated!) Enjoy your site. Hope our paths cross again.
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Thanks Heather,
You are a great gal, I can tell through your optimistic, altruistic material! Thanks for supporting me, or at least commenting on my page! http://www.nobilitynotraein.com
Blessings,
Rich;-)
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Heather, just wanted to tell you how much I like your blog, especially “Where the Butterflies Go” as butterfly is my nickname and my favorite symbol in the whole world. Thought you might enjoy a compliment from a new fan. Your poem Frankenstein was quite touching by the way.
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Thanks so much for coming by and letting me know you enjoyed your visit, Cheryl. Always makes my day to hear things like that. My first poetry collection is the same title as this blog, “Where the Butterflies Go.” They are quite magical, aren’t they? I always sign those books something like, “be on the lookout for butterflies and other small miracles.”
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Dear Grace, Thanks for your kind comments on my blog. I am glad to hear that you like it. You have a great blog too. You’re so talented. I like your poems and photos a lot. 🙂
I am not Canadian. I visited Banff NP in 2008. I fell in love with the Canadian Rockies.<3 sigh!!! I also think that Canadians are super sweet people. Very friendly and always smiling. I am thinking of visiting B.C (Victoria and Vancouver islands this fall).
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Oops! my apologies, I meant to write Dear Heather. 🙂
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Absolutely no worries, I get called Grace by accident all the time 😉 So pleased you enjoy my blog, thanks for the comments.
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Hello Heather,
I love your site, excellent name as well; looks don’t hurt much either (kick me anytime)… Seriously I think your work is excellent, I’ve been published on a limited site, once on a very excellent, yet serious optimistic site. @ http://www.Stop-The-Hate.Org (about halfway down the page give or take), it is the poem I posted on my site, called, “Without!” Anyway, I am going to definitively subscribe here, keep up the great work, awesome and inspiring material…
Much Peace,
Rich A.N.
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