In Silhouette: Profiles of Alberta Writers

by Robert Stallworthy

As Bob Stallworthy’s writing career grew and as his involvement with the Writers Guild of Alberta also grew, it occurred to him that there were a lot of writers working in the province who didn’t know about each other. This was particularly evident within the Guild as it began to increase in membership. He volunteered to write “profiles” of members for the Guild’s newsletter/magazine, WestWord. In Silhouette collects these and other new profiles in one place, the rationale for this e-book being that, if individual writers are still not sure who else is working in Alberta as a writer, the chances are pretty good that non-writers will not know either.

The criterion for inclusion is, at a minimum, having at least one book, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or children’s work, published by a recognized publisher. Almost all people profiled live in Alberta. You will find a few who live outside the province who, nevertheless, built much of their career while living here. They are all hard working writers. Some you have already met through reading their work. Many, you may not have met before. It is our great pleasure to introduce you to them.

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Current Profiles:

New profiles added July 28, 2010.

1. Timothy Anderson
2. John Ballem
3. Marty Chan
4. Joan Crate
5. Paulette Dubé
6. Dave Duncan
7. Cheryl Foggo
8. Fil Fraser
9. Cecelia Frey
10. Richard Harrison
11. Greg Hollingshead
12. Faye Reinberg Holt
13. Hazel Hutchins
14. Marie Jakober
15. Myrna Kostash
16. Robert Kroetsch
17. Alice Major
18. Sid Marty [new]
19. Shirlee Smith Matheson
20. Suzette Mayr
21. George Melnyk
22. Don Meredith
23. Tololwa Mollel
24. Sarah Murphy
25. Michael Penny
26. Roberta Rees
27. Ken Rivard
28. Gail Sidonie Sobat
29. Fred Stenson
30. Richard Stevenson
31. Aritha van Herk
32. Tom Wayman
33. Lyle Weis
34. Sheri-D Wilson
35. Christopher Wiseman
36. Mary Woodbury

Bios

For more bios of Alberta Writers, visit our online Alberta Writers Directory.