Rona Altrows
Rona Altrows | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Occupations | Writer, Editor |
| Website | www |
Rona Altrows (born 1948) is a Canadian writer and editor. Her books include short fiction, a children's book, and two literary anthologies.[1] Her stories and essays have appeared in literary magazines and newspapers across Canada.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Altrows grew up in Montreal, Quebec. In 1979 she moved to Calgary, Alberta and has lived there ever since. She has been a writer-in-residence for the Calgary Public Library[2] and the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society, also located in Calgary.[3]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Please Don’t Interrupt (co-authored with Uchechukwu Umezurike). Griots Lounge (2025)[4]
Short fiction
[edit | edit source]- At This Juncture: A Book of Letters (Now or Never Publishing, 2018)[5][6]
- Rouleauville (Loft on Eighth, 2016)
- Key in Lock (Recliner Books, 2010)[7]
- A Run on Hose (Thistledown Press, 2005)[8]
Anthologies, editor
[edit | edit source]- Waiting: An Anthology of Essays, with Julie Sedivy (University of Alberta Press, 2018)[9][10]
- Shy: An Anthology, with Naomi K. Lewis (University of Alberta Press, 2013)[11]
Children's fiction
[edit | edit source]Awards and honours
[edit | edit source]Rona Altrows is the winner of two Alberta Literary Awards: the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize for A Run on Hose,[15][16] and the Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize for "Letter of Intent".[17] She has twice been nominated for the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story.[18][19][20] With Naomi K. Lewis, she was awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for Shy: An Anthology. Altrows was the inaugural winner of the Brenda Strathern Writing Prize.
References
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