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Literary work :
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2022 Debut novel currently with publisher 2021 Nonfiction piece, “The Southsiders,” published in UBC COVID anthology 2020 Feature-length screenplay, "Irish Goodbye," completed and pitched 2018 Short Fiction published in NQ: “Young Americans” 2018 Nonfiction piece in Breakwater anthology “Best Kind” 2015 Residency at “Writing Home,” master class at the Banff Arts Centre 2013 Winner of the Writer’s Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Fresh Fish Award (for an unpublished manuscript of short fiction) 2012 Residency at Banff writing studio, working with Shyam Salvaduri 2009 Shortlisted (10 out of 1400 entries) for the CBC Literary Awards 2004 First Place Winner, short fiction, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Competition (“Purity Sweets”), also a winner for poetry(2001) 2003 Two poems published in Backyards of Heaven: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from Ireland and Newfoundland & Labrador, ed. Stephanie McKenzie (Scop) Multiple short fiction stories in NL Quarterly magazine and NQ online. I've also written several short films, been a Production Assistant, and have taken intro filmmaking courses. |
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Teaching/Editing: |
2018-2021 Teaching Assistant, Creative Writing, UBC Courses: Intro to creative writing, screenwriting, intro to fiction, Intro to CNF Co-editor of two poetry anthologies: Twig (Backroad Books, 1998) and With an Image of Grace (Backroad Books,1999) |
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Literary Community: |
2014, 2007 Secretary, Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador 2006 Vice President, Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador Member of The Writer’s Union of Canada (TWUC) and Writers NL |
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Education |
2016 - 2020 University of British Columbia (online) Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing Primary Genres: fiction, CNF and screenwriting
2010 Memorial University MA, English Language and Literature Short fiction. Supervisor Larry Mathews. 4.0 GPA
1999 Memorial University BA , English Language and Literature, Dean’s List |
