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| Name | Elena Schacherl |
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Biography | Born in Trieste, Italy and immigrating to Canada as a young child, Elena lived most of her life in Saskatchewan until moving to Calgary in 2000. After a post-graduate education in English and career in not-for-profit management, Elena studied creative writing at the Alexandra Writers Centre for several years, completing a nine month Advanced Novel course. She's now searching for a publisher for her completed novel, Beach of the Dead, set in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. She's writing a second novel set in present day Ireland called the Wild Atlantic Way. In both novels, the strong female protagonist is a fifty-something woman from Calgary. |
| Publications | Her short story –Swimming with Sharks” was published in the Canada Council-funded art book, Printed Word: http://www.albertaprintmakers.com/printed-word. Another story, –Letês Go”, appears in Living Springs Publishersê Stories Through the Ages collection: http://livingspringspublishers.com/index.php/baby-boomers-plus-2017/ . And two more short stories are included in the 2016 Treasures along the Fenceline anthology. Earlier publications include: an op-ed piece in the Calgary Herald, –The Life Cycle of the Native Elm Bark Beetle” in Nature Saskatchewanês Blue Jay Journal and a co-translation of Giovanni Pascoliês –Psyche” in Sage of Consciousness Ezine. |
| Experience | Elena has completed a Masters Program in English at the University of Calgary and obtained a B.Ed. After Degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Early in her career, she held writing workshops for scientists and engineers, wrote a technical style manual and worked as a technical editor. She's attended a number of writing conferences and workshops in recent years including: 2015 Puerto Vallarta Writers' Conference, 2015-2017 When Words Collide, 2014 James Van Pelt workshop, She's a former board member of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network, Saskatoon Literacy Coalition and the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society. |
| Memberships | Writers' Guild of Alberta East Village Writers' Circle Alexandra Writers' Centre Society |
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| Other Contact | Email: [email protected]. |