The writer-in-residence holds regular office hours for students who wish to discuss their own work, visits classes upon invitation, gives public readings, and on occasion teaches a course.
The program is funded jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Canada Council.
Kate Heartfield is the author of several historical fantasy novels, including the Canadian and UK bestseller The Embroidered Book. She has also published interactive fiction, short stories, novellas, and Assassin’s Creed tie-in novels. She has won the Aurora Award for best novel twice, and her work has been shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award as well as the Nebula, World Fantasy, Crawford, Locus and Sunburst awards. Originally from Manitoba, she moved to Ottawa in 1995 to attend the University of Ottawa, and in 2001 she received a master of journalism degree from Carleton University, where she has taught as a contract instructor in recent years. From 2004 to 2015, Kate was a journalist at the Ottawa Citizen, and was shortlisted for a National Newspaper Award in editorial writing in 2015. She lives on the rural edge of Ottawa with her partner, their son and a black cat named Minerva.
Starting this September, Kate will be available to provide feedback on students’ personal creative writing work and offer advice on working professionally as a writer. Office hours coming soon.
2009-2010: Erin Moure
2008-2009: Steven Heighton
2006-2007: Allan Cumyn
2004-2005: Gary Geddes
2002-2003: Charles Gordon
1992-1993: David Adams Richards
1990-1991: Jane Urquhart
1989-1990: Carol Shields
1987-1988: Janette Turner Hospital
1984-1985: Guy Vanderhaege
1981-1983: Jack Hodgins
1978-1979: Irving Layton
1977-1978: Joy Kogawa
1976-1977: Dorothy Livesay
1974-1975: Miriam Waddington
Hamelin Hall, room 338
70 Laurier Avenue E.
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
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