Biography
 
Mary W. Walters writes fiction, non-fiction and drama. She has worked at various times as a teacher, writers’ organization executive director, publishing company editor-in-chief and freelance writer and editor. She has published two novels, The Woman Upstairs (NeWest Press, 1987) and Bitters (NeWest, 1999), and a collection of short stories (Cool, River Books, 2000). She has won a Writers Guild of Alberta Award for Excellence in Writing and her short fiction has been short-listed for such prizes as the CBC/Saturday Night Fiction Competition and the Journey Prize. She has written and narrated two programs for CBC’s Ideas, one about solitude and one in defence of procrastination. She has lived for extended periods in Ontario and Alberta, and currently resides in Saskatoon, where she writes fiction and nonfiction and works part-time as the University of Saskatchewan’s awards facilitator.
 
 
Mary W. Walters
Selected
    Achievements
  1. •Winner:  Writers Guild of Alberta Award for Excellence in Writing, Novel Category
  2. •Winner: Alberta Achievement Award
  3. •Winner:  Alberta Culture/CBC Write for Radio competition
  4. •Finalist: Journey Prize (1999)
  5. •Nominee: Edmonton YWCA Tribute to Women Award
  6. •Short-listed (twice): CBC/Saturday Night Literary Competition
  7. •Grants received: Canada Council; Saskatchewan Arts Board; Alberta Culture; Alberta Foundation for the Arts
  8. •Listed: Who’s Who in Canada
  9. •Contact!
Small fish. Huge pond.
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