Joann Cantrell

Human interest writer Joann Cantrell is a Pittsburgh native who has worked for newspapers and magazines and as an award-winning freelancer. With a passion to write, share, and preserve the stories of people’s lives, her third book, Carried Within Me - Echoes of Infant Loss, published by Lighthouse Point Press, includes narratives of parents who suffered infant loss. As a bereaved mother who lost infant twin sons, Cantrell has gained an empathetic and genuine interest in others who have endured such a loss.

Joann Cantrell is also the author of Legendary Locals of Pittsburgh and Lawrenceville for Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series.