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| Name | Ruth DyckFehderau |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Biography | Ruth spends most of her time writing literary fiction and non-fiction. She has written three books, has published many short works in literary journals and anthologies, and her work has been translated into five languages. She has received awards for writing, for teaching, and for activism. She holds degrees from Universities of Alberta (ê95, ê01) and Winnipeg (ê91). She has lived in many places, including Eeyou Istchee (a remote Cree territory in Northern Quebec), Bangladesh, France, Italy, Poland, Kenya, and South Africa, and has travelled widely. She does quite a bit of public speaking and sometimes teaches Creative Writing and English Lit at the University of Alberta. She is hearing impaired. |
| Publications | Ruth has written three books. _ I (Athena). 2023. Novel. NeWest Press. _ E nŠtamukw miyeyimuwin: Residential School Recovery Stories of the James Bay Cree, Volume One. 2023. Nonfiction written with James Bay Cree storytellers. Two more volumes forthcoming. Publ Cree BHSS James Bay. Distrib Wilfrid Laurier UP. _The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee: Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree (2017). Nonfiction book written with James Bay Cree storytellers and now in Second Edition (2020). Undergoing translation into Northern East Cree, Southern East Cree, Ojibwe, and French. Publ Cree BHSS James Bay. Distrib Wilfrid Laurier UP. Ruth has also published many short works (fiction, nonfiction, scholarly) in literary journals and anthologies around the world. |
| Awards | Winner International Book Awards 2018 Silver Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, 2017 Silver Independent Publisher (IPPY), 2018 Shortlist Editor's Choice Foreword INDIES, 2017 Finalist National Indie Excellence (Health), 2018 Finalist National Indie Excellence (Multicultural), 2018 Finalist Next Generation Indie, 2018 Longlisted CBC Literary Award, Non-fiction, 2017 Best of the Fest Short Play Award, GirlPlay Short Play Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2013 Mactaggart Writing Prize, UAlberta, 2007 |
| Experience | Ruth has been teaching English Lit and Creative Writing at universities since the mid-90s. She can speak/has spoken to large and small groups about _ any aspect of prose writing craft (fiction, nonfiction, or scholarly) _ life writing with Indigenous groups/storytellers _ writing the lives of women living in insecurity _ writing and activism (feminist, lgbt2q+, human rights) _ writing from privilege _ narrative medicine; writing and health/illness or trauma _ accessible/inclusive book design _ various aspects of literature, including discussions of individual stories and plays. Esp Canadian Lit, Women's Lit, Queer Lit, Children's/YA Lit, Global Indigenous Literatures. Ruth has done many workshops in _ various aspects of fiction and nonfiction craft (constructive feedback, character development, avoiding tropes, punctuation and meaning, scrubbing out wordiness/jargon, crafting setting, travel writing, and more). _ activism and writing _ narrative medicine; health/illness or trauma and writing _ writing with marginalized people |
| Memberships | The Writers' Union of Canada Creative Nonfiction Collective Society |
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