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Photo credit
Emma Hunt
Monica Kidd
BIO
Biography

Monica Kidd is the author of seven books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She grew up in rural Alberta, then studied ecology and zoology at the University of Calgary. She followed with a MSc in evolutionary biology at Queen's University. After two summers of working as a seabird biologist on the coast of Labrador, she moved to Newfoundland where she worked as a reporter for CBC Radio for several years before heading back to school to do medicine. She is currently a family doctor in Calgary, where she lives and writes with her husband and three kids. From 2018-202, she was Acquisitions Manager at Pedlar Press.

ADDRESS
City: Calgary, Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
GENRE
non-fiction, fiction, poetry
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Chance Encounters with Wild Animals
Publisher
Gaspereau Press
Year
2019
Title
The Year of our Beautiful Exile
Publisher
Gaspereau Press
Year
2015
Title
Handfuls of Bone
Publisher
Gaspereau Press
Year
2012
Title
Any Other Woman: An Uncommon Biography
Publisher
NeWest Press
Year
2008
Title
Actualities
Publisher
Gaspereau Press
Year
2007
Title
The Momentum of Red
Publisher
Raincoast Books
Year
2004
Title
Beatrice
Publisher
Turnstone Press
Year
2001
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry
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shortlisted for Chance Encounters with Wild Animals
Year
2019
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Alberta Magazine Publishers’ Association Awards
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Finalist (Fiction)
Year
2018
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National Magazine Award (Silver — Profile)
Year
2014
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Shortlisted for a Western Magazine Award (Human Experience Category)
Year
2014
Name
First Place for poetry
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CMAJ/ARS Medica writing contest
Year
2011
Name
First Place
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Geist Magazine’s Jackpine Sonnet Contest
Year
2010
Name
First Prize in Special Radio Program
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The Gracie Awards
Year
2006
Name
Finalist in Radio - Environment
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New York Festivals
Year
2005
Name
Feature (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2005
Name
Finalist
Name
In-Depth Radio)
Name
Society for Environmental Journalism
Year
2005
Name
Canadian Council of University Biology Chairs’ Distinguished Public Education Award for Science Reporting
Year
2003
Name
Continuing Coverage (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2002
Name
Entertainment (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2002
Name
Finalist
Name
Radio Drama
Name
New York Festivals
Year
2002
Name
Honorable Mention - Investigative Reporting
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Radio Television Digital News Association
Year
2002
Name
Spot News (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2001
Name
Continuing Coverage (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2001
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Feature (Radio)
Name
Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2001
Name
Continuing Coverage (Radio)
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Atlantic Journalism Awards
Year
2000
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Health Reporting Award
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Canadian Nursing Association
Year
2000
LINKS
Links
Author website
Curiaudio
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
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