Beth Everest’s poetry and fiction have been published in journals across the country. She has won numerous awards for her writing and her teaching. Silent Sister: the mastectomy poems (Frontenac House Ltd.) was short-listed for the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize, plus the League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award, and it won the Robert Kroetsch Alberta Book Publishing Award.
Beth holds a Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing and Literature (University of Windsor) where she had the notable honor of studying with the great story-tellers W.O. Mitchell and Alistair MacLeod, and a Doctorate of Education (University of Calgary). She has recently retired from her position as Associate Professor at Mount Royal University where she taught creative writing.