Rona Altrows

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.

Rona Altrows
Born	1948 (age 75–76)
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Writer, Editor
Website	www.ronaaltrows.com

Biography

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

Short fiction

• 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

• Waiting: An Anthology of Essays, with Julie Sedivy (University of Alberta Press, 2018)^[8][9]
• Shy: An Anthology, with Naomi K. Lewis (University of Alberta Press, 2013)^[10]

Children's fiction

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

Awards and honours

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

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.