She writes short stories and drama and is currently working on a novel. Maaja has been published in the Canadian Writers� Journal and Today�s Bride. Her short plays for adults have been produced by the Alumnae Theatre Company in Toronto. She was mentored by Sandra Birdsell as part of the Humber School for Writers Correspondence Program in Creative Writing. She also won a prize in the national Norma Epstein Foundation competition for Creative Writing held by University College, University of Toronto.