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| Name | Lori Hahnel |
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Biography | Lori Hahnel is the author of two novels, Love Minus Zero and After Youêve Gone, and two story collections; Nothing Sacred and Vermin: Stories, which won the Short Story Collection Award at the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, as well as shortlisting for the CAA Fred Kerner Book Award, a High Plains Book Award, and the Glengarry Book Award. A new novel is forthcoming from University of Calgary Press in Fall 2023. Loriês work has been published widely in journals in North America, Australia and the U.K.; her credits include CBC Radio, The Fiddlehead, Joyland and The Saturday Evening Post. She served as Calgary Public Libraryês 2020 Author-in-Residence. |
| Publications | Vermin: Stories (short fiction), Enfield & Wizenty, Winnipeg, MB: 2020 After You've Gone (novel), Thistledown Press, Saskatoon, SK: 2014 Nothing Sacred (short fiction), Thistledown Press, Saskatoon, SK: 2009. Love Minus Zero (novel), Oberon Press, Ottawa, ON: 2008. |
| Awards | 2022 Winner, Alberta Literary Awards (Short Story Collection Award) — Vermin 2021 Finalist, Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts Glengarry Book Award — Vermin 2021 Finalist, High Plains Book Award — Vermin 2021 Finalist, CAA Fred Kerner Book Award — Vermin 2020 Canada Council for the Arts production grant 2020 Alberta Foundation for the Arts travel grant 2019 –The Quality of Mercy”, Alberta Literary Award nomination by New Forum 2015 Canada Council for the Arts production grant 2015 Alberta Foundation for the Arts travel grant 2014 –Dominion”, Alberta Literary Award nomination by FreeFall 2014 Alberta Foundation for the Arts production grant 2013 "Good Friday, at the Westward", Alberta Magazine Award nomination by The Prairie Journal 2010 Nothing Sacred shortlisted for Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction (Alberta Literary Awards) 2010 Honourable Mention, CAA Exporting Alberta Award for Nothing Sacred 2009 Semi-finalist, Calgary Public Library Foundation Literary Award for Love Minus Zero 2009 Finalist, CAA Exporting Alberta Award for Love Minus Zero 2009 Alberta Foundation for the Arts travel grant 2008 "Leading Men", National Magazine Award, Journey Prize and Western Magazine Award nominations by Prairie Fire 2007 "We Had Faces Then", Highly Commended in Tom Howard / John H. Reid Short Story Contest 2007 "This is a Test", Million Writers Award nomination by The Menda City Review; chosen as a Notable Story of 2006 2006 "The Selfish Professor", National Magazine Award and Journey Prize nominations by The Prairie Journal 2005 "Blue Lake", shortlisted in PRISM International Short Fiction Contest 2005 "The Pass", professional category winner in CBC Radio's Alberta Anthology competition 2005 "We Had Faces Then", second place, Alice Munro Festival of Writing Contest 2004 "Magic Lanterns", Best Illustration, Victoria School of Writing Postcard Story Contest 2003 "Nothing Sacred", Honourable Mention, FreeFall Fiction Contest 2002 "Rain in December", Journey Prize nomination by The Amethyst Review |
| Experience | Teaching, Mentoring, Speaking 2020 Calgary Public Library Author-in-Residence. 2020 Airdrie Public Library Author Series Program, Structuring the Novel Online Webinar presented in conjunction with the Writers Guild of Alberta, June 13, 2020. 2020 Airdrie Public Library Author Series Program, Reading Jan. 8, 2020. 2018 Defender, Giller Light Bash. 2018 Mentor, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. With Lee Kvern, acted as mentor to a group of eighteen participants at the Banff Centre Summer Writing Retreat from Aug. 27 _ Sept. 9, 2018. Duties included one-on-one manuscript consultations with the participants, as well as presenting a variety of programs and leading writersê reading evenings. 2018 Host, Creative Writing Pedagogy Panel, WGA Conference. 2016 My reading of my story –Vermin” is featured on the Reading West Podcast. 2016 Host, A Morning With Madeleine Thien (WordFest event), Oct. 2016. 2015 Workshop Leader, Medicine Hat Public Library as part of Alberta Culture Days through the Writersê Guild of Alberta. 2015 Presenter, Alberta Association of Library Technicians Conference. 2015 Mentor, Alexandra Writersê Centre Society. From February _ May of 2015, I consulted one-on-one with Tyler Hellard on the first draft of his first novel. 2014 Workshop Leader, Alberta Branch Canadian Authors Association. I presented an evening program and Saturday day-long workshop in Nov. 2014. 2013 Writer-in-Residence, Alexandra Writers Centre Society. In May and June 2013, I gave over fifty one-on-one manuscript consultations as well as presenting a variety of readings, one-day workshops, and judging a short story contest. 2013 Mentor, Writersê Guild of Alberta. From January _ April 2013, I consulted one-on-one with a writer working on her first collection of short stories. 2011 _ present Creative Writing Instructor, Mount Royal University Faculty of Continuing Education. I developed and taught Creative Writing Levels 1 and 2 at MRUês Lincoln Park Campus, as well as an online section of Level 1. I currently teach one-day workshops for MRU. 2011, 2014, 2016 Presenter, Writersê Guild of Alberta Speaker Program. 2009 / 2011 Writer-in-Residence, Canadian Authors Association Alberta Branch I provided sixty writers with advice and one-on-one manuscript consultations, facilitated a writersê circle session and organized a two-day workshop program. I also filled in when CAAês 2010 – 2011 Calgary writer-in-residence resigned halfway through her term. 2010, 2012 Presenter, Calgary Public Library Writersê Weekend. 2009 _ present Creative Writing Instructor, Alexandra Writers Centre Society I have developed and presented several day-long and weekend workshops on writing fiction for AWCS. I taught Creative Writing Levels 1 and 2 for two years and now teach a 13-week facilitated manuscript workshopping course for more advanced students. 2009 _ present Manuscript Evaluator. I regularly evaluate fiction manuscripts for The Writersê Union of Canada, The Writersê Guild of Alberta and Alexandra Writersê Centre Society as well as on a freelance basis. 2008 -2014 Co-creator and participant, Writing in the Works reading series, Calgary. Volunteering 2019 – Editorial Committee, New Forum 2017 _ 2019 Secretary, Board of Directors, Writersê Guild of Alberta; Chair, WestWord Editorial Advisory Group 2017 _ 2019 Editor, The Black Dog Review 2016 _ 2017 Regional Director, Alberta / NWT, Canadian Authors Association 2016 _ WGA Buddy Program 2016 WGA WestWord Task Force 2013 _ 2014 Writing Workshop Leader, Servants Anonymous Society of Calgary 2012 _ 2016 WGA Advocacy Committee Education 2011 Adult Educator Certificate, Mount Royal University 1986 – 1990 B.A. English, University of Calgary 1981 – 1982 Foundation year, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta 1978 – 1981 Senior matriculation, Bishop Carroll High School, Calgary, Alberta |
| Memberships | The Writersê Union of Canada – member since 2008 Alexandra Writers Centre Society – member since 2006 Canadian Authors Association – member since 2004 Writersê Guild of Alberta – member since 1998 |
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