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| Name | Betty Jane Hegerat |
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| Location | Calgary |
| Biography | Betty Jane Hegerat grew up in central Alberta, but has lived in Calgary since 1971. Her fiction is underpinned by a deep-rooted love of the Alberta landscape and an obsession with sifting through the messy dynamics of family the secrets and lies in ordinary lives. She completed a MFA Creative Writing through UBC's optional residency program in 2008, and teaches creative writing at various venues. |
| Publications | 2006 Running Toward Home (a novel) NeWest Press, Edmonton 2008 A Crack in the Wall (short stories) Oolichan Books, Lantzville, B.C. 2009 Delivery (a novel) Oolichan Books, Lantzville, B.C. 2011 The Boy (creative non-fiction) Oolichan Books, Fernie, B.C. |
| Awards | 2009 Honourable Mention, Howard O'Hagan Short Story Award, Alberta Literary Awards for Pockets published by AlbertaViews 2010 shortlisted for the George Bugnet fiction award, Alberta Literary Awards for Delivery (Oolichan Books) 2011 shortlisted for the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Award for The Boy (Oolichan Books) 2011 shortlisted for the High Plains Book Awards for The Boy ( Oolichan Books) 2015 award the Writers Guild of Alberta Golden Pen Award for lifetime achievement |
| Experience | Education: B.Arts University of Alberta, MSW University of Calgary, MFA Creative Writing University of British Columbia WIR Alexandra Writers Centre 2004 WIR Calgary Public Library 2011 Mentor in WGA Mentorship Program 2012 Taught at the Alexandra Writers Centre, University of Calgary Continuing Education, Fernie Writers Conference and has facilitated workshops in numerous other venues. |
| Memberships | Writers Guild of Alberta The Writers Union of Canada Pen Canada |
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