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Rona Altrows
Born1948 (age 75–76)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer, Editor
Websitewww.ronaaltrows.com

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

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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

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Short fiction

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  • At This Juncture: A Book of Letters (Now or Never Publishing, 2018)[4][5]
  • Rouleauville (Loft on Eighth, 2016)
  • Key in Lock (Recliner Books, 2010)[6]
  • A Run on Hose (Thistledown Press, 2005)[7]

Anthologies, editor

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Children's fiction

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  • The River Throws a Tantrum, with Sarah-Joy Goode (Rona Altrows, 2013)[11][12][13]

Awards and honours

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Rona Altrows is the winner of two Alberta Literary Awards: the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize for A Run on Hose,[14][15] and the Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize for "Letter of Intent".[16] She has twice been nominated for the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story.[17][18][19] 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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  1. ^ "WorldCat search-Rona Altrows". WorldCat. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "In residence programs-author in residence-past authors in residence". Calgary Public Library. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Member Profile - Rona Altrows". Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Rettie, Alex (27 August 2018). "Rona Altrows: for the love of snail mail and letter writing". Read Local BC. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "At This Juncture: A Book of Letters". Alberta Views. 1 April 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. ^ Volmers, Eric (24 April 2011). "Calgarian runs with lingerie character". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Bartley, Jim (7 October 2006). "Death lite". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Greene, Elizabeth (2 February 2019). "Waiting: An Anthology of Essays, edited by Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy". Ottawa Review of Books. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Wilson, Brandon (8 November 2018). "Anthology launches at artsPlace". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Parks, Joy (December 2013). "Shy: Anthology, Book Review, eds". Quill and Quire. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Volmers, Eric (14 September 2013). "Flood book helps explain disaster to kids". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Strapagiel, Lauren (25 July 2013). "Nenshi reads Calgary flood book to kids". Canada.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  13. ^ Volmers, Eric (21 June 2018). "Inundation provided inspiration to city's artists". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Clark, Bob (27 May 2007). "Author Altrows floored by win". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "City of Calgary Awards 2006 Award Recipients" (PDF). City of Calgary: Calgary Awards. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Robertson, Becky (12 June 2017). "Gisèle Villeneuve, Richard Harrison among 2017 Alberta Literary Award winners". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Mara Palahniuk interviews Rona Altrows". Writers' Guild of Alberta. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "Writers' Guild of Alberta Program Services-Awards". Writers' Guild of Alberta. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  19. ^ "Nine Calgary writers nominated for Alberta Literary Awards". Calgary Herald. 9 April 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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