Member Profile

Gale Zoë Garnett has been a working actor since age 7. Her works of fiction are "Visible Amazement", "Transient Dancing", the novella "Room Tone" and Savage Adoration..She has contributed an essay to 'Barry Callaghan--essays on his works and has an eerie little flower poem poem included in the anthology, "Garden Variety". Her most recent novel, "Savage Adoration", was published in spring of 2009.  She contributed an an essay to "It's All About Kindness" a collection of essays re June Callwood, (2012). Her books have been published in Canada (English and French),USA, France and Germany.  Zoë has written numerous non-fiction articles, essays and book reviews for newspapers and magazines in Canada and the U.S. She has also written two critically praised one-woman shows. Her short story "Your Children Are All Dead Missus?", was selected for CBC Radio's Fall Festival of Fiction, 2000..  Zoe has also written about 125 songs, 75 of which have been recorded and/or performed in film, theatre and televison. She is currently working on a new novel, a first play,  a middle-grade/YA story and a first poetry collection. At TWUC, she is chair of the International Affairs Committee and a member of the Rights and Freedoms Committee. Also, with the support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, TWUC and TWUC childrens' book authors,and 'shipping angel', Ray Argyle, she sent over 100 Canadian children's books to the Nyaka AIDS Orphans' School in Uganda.