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Faye Reineberg Holt
Faye Reineberg Holt is Albertan to the core. It is no surprise that the geography that surrounds her has had a major influence on her writing. And she says that while becoming a writer hasn’t changed any of her basic views or beliefs, “It has made me really aware of how many people work really hard for very little.
As a storyteller she sees the writer’s role in the community as an advocate for literacy and writing of all kinds. “If we truly believe that all people are equal no matter what their education, then as writers we believe they are entitled to writing that is suitable for them. We can advocate this best by showing equal respect for all writers.
The geography of the place that she lives shapes her writing only from the point of view that it shapes many of her own experiences. “Geography has formed many of my experiences and finds its way into my stories because I write what I know. The geography doesn’t inspire the story; I’m always looking for some tiny, telling little human incident rather than sitting around and gazing up at the mountains.”
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