About Maria Birmingham MARIA BIRMINGHAM is a longstanding contributor to OWL and Chickadee magazines, and the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Acting Wild, Biometrics, and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars. Maria lives in Brampton, Ontario. Books by Maria Birmingham Are We There Yet? How Humans Find Their Way by Maria Birmingham illustrated by Drew Shannon Are We Having Fun Yet? The Human Quest for a Good Time by Maria Birmingham illustrated by Katy Dockrill