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| Name | Faye Reineberg Holt |
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Biography | Born in Alberta, Calgarian Faye Reineberg Holt loves the stories and photos of Western Canadas past and is deeply committed to history, writing, reading and visual literacy. She has authored 12 books and co-authored an Alberta travel book. Other credits include poems, articles, interviews and short stories. Editor for three books and a literary magazine, she was writer-in-residence for Calgary Public Library and Alexandra Writers' Centre Society, Calgary. She believes in inspiring student reading, writing and research by sharing Western Canadas dramatic stories. She offers week-long residencies, full day programs and individual classes in schools. A former teacher, she has presented at writing, history and teaching-related conferences. As well as mentoring new and emerging writers, she teaches adult writing workshops. |
| Publications | Settling In: Early Homes of Western Canada (Detselig, Calgary, 2011) Canadas Rocky Mountains (Surrey BC, Heritage House, 2010) Alberta: A History in Photographs (Heritage House, 2009; Altitude Publishing, Banff,1996) Alberta: 100 Journeys (Alberta Motor Association, 2007) Co-author Prairie Twins: Alberta & Saskatchewan Photographic Memories 1905-2005, (Detselig, Calgary, 2004) Awed, Amused & Alarmed, Fairs, Rodeos, Regattas in Western Canada, (Detselig, Calgary, 2000) Sharing the Good Times: Prairie Womens Joys & Pleasures, (Detselig, Calgary, 2000) Homemade Fun: Games and Pastimes of the Early Prairie, (Fifth House Imprint, Calgary, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Publishing, 1999) Settling In: First Homes on the Prairies (Fifth House Publishing, Calgary, 1999) Monarchs of the Fields, (Fifth House, Calgary, 1999) Threshing: The Early Years of Harvesting (Fifth House, Calgary, 1999) Out of the Flames: Fires & Fire Fighting on the Canadian Prairies, (Fifth House, Calgary, 1998) Help: Rescues & Disasters in Western Canada (Altitude, Canmore, AB,1997) Ice Fog (Circle Five Press, Calgary, Poetry Chapbook, 1991) |
| Awards | Short List, Alberta Branch Canadian Authors Association, Exporting Alberta, 2010 Honorable Mention, Middle Grades Category, Society of Childrens Authors and Illustrators, Tri-Regions, Southern California, 2007 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant, 1989-90 June Fritch Memorial Award, Best Long Poem, Alberta Poetry Yearbook, Canadian Authors Association, 1986 Humours Poem Award, Alberta Poetry Yearbook, Canadian Authors Association, 1986 |
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