Therese Greenwood
BIO
Biography

Therese Greenwood’s memoir, What You Take With You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home, published by the University of Alberta Press, was a Finalist for Nonfiction Book of the Year Award from the Book Publishers of Alberta. Her short crime fiction has appeared across Canada and the U.S. She won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for “Buck’s Last Ride” in Kill As You Go, her short story collection from Calgary’s Coffin Hop Press. She is a three-time Finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award, Canada’s top mystery writing prize, and won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Flash Fiction Contest for her short historical fiction. She has co-edited two short crime fiction anthologies. Her website is www.therese.ca.

ADDRESS
City: Fort McMurray, Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
GENRE
Memoir, historical fiction, crime fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
What You Take With You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Year
2019
Title
Kill As You Go
Publisher
Coffin Hop Press
Year
2018
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Spur Award, Western Writers of America (Winner)
Publication
"Buck's Last Ride" in Kill As You Go
Year
2019
Name
Alberta Book Publishers Assn Nonfiction Trade Book of the Year (Finalist)
Publication
What You Take With You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home
Year
2020
Name
Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence (Finalist)
Publication
"The Power Man"; "A Christmas Bauble"; "Fair Lady"
Year
Three-time Finalist
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No