Don Trembath was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and attended the University of Alberta. Trembath was a writing instructor at the Prospects Literary Association in Edmonton and was a regular columnist for the Edmonton Journal. He has also contributed to Canadian Living and Your Baby. His series features a 16 year old outcast included in Harper Winslow, The Tuesday Cafe, which was nominated for a Best Books for Young Adults Award, and A Fly Named Alfred, which was nominated for the American Library Association's Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers list.