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| Name | Wayne Arthurson |
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| Business Name | Autarky Communications |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Biography | Wayne Arthurson is an award-winning indigenous writer, the author of six novels and five books of non-fiction. Wayne is the author of the bestselling Leo Desroches crime series: Fall From Grace, which won the $10,000 Alberta Readers Choice Award, A Killing Winter and Blood Red Summer, named one of the top 10 crime novels in 2017 by the Globe and Mail. Along with being a bestselling novelist, Wayne has over 30 years professional writing experience and has been a reporter, editor, advertising copywriter, ghostwriter, husband and stay-at-home dad. Wayne is also an excellent speaker, using oral storytelling techniques and self-deprecating humour interspersed with readings to entertain and inspire audiences. His talks examine themes of creativity, inspiration, persistence, resilience, history, family, cultural entrepreneurship and literary culture. |
| Publications | Publications (Fiction) Dishonour in Camp 133, Ravenstone Books (Forthcoming Fall 2017) Traitors of Camp 133, Ravenstone Books (Fall 2016) Blood Red Summer, Eschia Books (May 2016) A Killing Winter, Forge Books, a division of Macmillan US (2012) Fall From Grace, Forge Books, a division of Macmillan US. (2011) Final Season, Thistledown Press (2002) Publications (Non-Fiction) Spirit Animals, Eschia Book (2012) First Draft of History: The History of Alberta Weekly Newspapers, Folklore Books (2012) In the Shadows of Our Ancestors: The Inventions and Genius of the First Peoples, Eschia Books (2011) For Love, Not Money: 50 Years of Walterdale Playhouse, Walterdale Theatre Associates (2007) Strength, Vision and Courage: The Story of the Winnifred Stewart Association (2003) Diavik, Our Foundation, Our Future: The Story of the Diavik Diamonds Project (2002) Plus, more than 200 articles and five short stories. |
| Awards | Winner of Alberta Readersê Choice Award, Fall From Grace, (2012) Winner of CAA Exporting Alberta Award, Final Season (2003) Winner of AlbertaViews Short Story Contest, Stolen Silence (2001) |
| Experience | 2016 Edmonon Public Library Writer in Residence Over 30 years as a professional writer in a variety of positions. |
| Memberships | Writers Guild of Alberta PEN Canada |
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