Board of Directors

Anne Bailey’s writing career has two main trajectories. First, in 1993, she earned a PhD in English from Western University and published two books of literary criticism on Timothy Findley in 1998. Then, after a 12-year academic career, she moved into strategic communications at the University of Alberta and began a second career as a professional writer. Over 20-plus years, Anne held leadership roles in several key strategic communications units and served as speechwriter for three successive university presidents. She is now a self-employed professional writer and communications consultant.

Anne recently joined the WGA to reconnect with her roots as a literary writer as well as to develop more connections to the non-academic writing community in Alberta. Although a new member, she feels serving on the Board is an exciting opportunity to unite the two parts of her career—the literary and the professional. Working closely with the executive team at the U of A, she gained extensive experience in board and committee governance and has an excellent understanding of board roles and responsibilities. She brings expertise in strategic communications to the Board (from strategic planning to group facilitation to fundraising), and most importantly, to supporting and promoting Alberta writers and their work. It is her privilege to serve this thriving community.

Anna Shannon is a writer and editor living in Calgary, Alberta on Treaty 7 land. She has publications in Bellingham Review, The Coachella Review, and others. She is currently writing STEMinist historical fiction to give a voice to the Canadian women whose stories need to be told. www.annashannon.ca

Judith Clark is a Calgary-based playwright and novelist. After receiving a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), she worked as a children’s and young adult services librarian before taking on several roles with a library automation software company. Her young-adult novel Under the Radar was published by DCB (Toronto). Her play Brown Eggs was selected for Lunchbox Theatre’s Stage One Festival of New Canadian Works 2025 (Calgary). She is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC).

Kendall Bistretzan was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before moving to Calgary, Alberta, to pursue her journalism degree. She works as a branded content writer for Hive Labs and is a proud board member of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Sask Girls United. She is currently in the process of querying her debut novel. You can find her on Instagram @kendallbistwrites.

T.F. (Timothy Frederick) Pruden spent much of his life learning to write fiction while touring North America performing his music under the stage name Tim Harwill. Since retiring from life on the road, he’s published a series of literary and well-received novels.

Of Metis descent, Mr. Pruden is a chronicler of the obscure captivated by a never-ending search for independence.

His minimalist fiction depicts postmodern life and the challenges of moral relativism among the people of western Canada. Mr. Pruden’s eighth novel ‘A Whippoorwill Called’ published in 2025. He lives in the small town of Thorsby, Alberta, in western Canada.

Megan Jamieson is a deeply curious and sarcastic dreamer who loves seeing the world, sharks, and controversial discussions over charcuterie boards. An emerging writer from Stony Plain, Alberta, her first novel, The Ties That Bind Us (Black Rose Writing) is slated for publication in early 2026, and she is starting to expand her range into other genres and forms, including non-fiction short stories and speculative fiction. Educated at the University of Alberta, she is a Registered Nurse and has worked in many fields before landing in leadership within the Quality in Continuing Care sector. She has previously served as Chairman of the Board for a non-profit focused on health promotion both locally and 

Dr. Jenna Butler (she/her) is an award-winning poet, essayist, editor, and teacher of creative and environmental writing. She is the author of three books of poetry, two collections of ecological essays, and an Arctic travelogue. Revery: A Year of Bees, essays about beekeeping, the climate crisis, and trauma recovery, was a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award in Non-Fiction and a longlisted title for CBC Canada Reads 2023. Butler farms off the grid in northern Treaty 6 and is deeply grateful to be part of, and learn from, a diverse community of seed-keepers, growers, and land stewards.