Compton grew up in Bangor, Prince Edward Island and studied at the University of King's College.
Compton has been writing short fiction for over twenty years, has written one novel, writes nonfiction articles, and works as a freelance editor and mentor to emerging writers.
[1] Author of the novel Tide Road (Goose Lane Editions, 2011) which was named a best book of 2011 by the Telegraph-Journal.
[6] Her nonfiction articles and reviews have been published in The Globe and Mail,[7] The National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, Gourmet, The Edmonton Journal, The Calgary Herald, Quill & Quire, and The Winnipeg Review, among other periodicals.
[1] Tide Road was a finalist for the 2012 Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.