Dorothy Bentley is published in articles, cartoons, columns, interviews, short stories, poetry, and novels. Her picture book, Summer North Coming, (Fitzhenry & Whiteside) was released in 2019, and her YA novel, Escape from the Wildfire, (Lorimer Kids & Teens) was released in 2022. She’s a winner of the RMWB Words in Motion poetry contest (2016); and she was short-listed for an Excellence in the Arts Award, Literary Arts category, by Arts Council Wood Buffalo (2022). In addition, she serves on the Writers' Guild of Alberta Board of Directors as vice president, CANSCAIP as the Alberta social organizer, and the Foothills Writers Group in Okotoks as the education coordinator. She lives in Foothills County, Alberta, with her family, a Sheltie named Clay, and a cat named Whitney Mewston who likes to sing. When she isn’t writing, editing, or teaching, she’s planning her next adventure.
Can adapt a presentation for the organization or school.
Topics include: creative writing; wellness; mental health; recovery from trauma; wildfire recovery; biodiversity and climate change; writing and publishing; inspirational.
Agents of Change - Creating Young Capable Characters. Creative writing: planning agency for characters.
Hero Stories - Action, fairy tale, and realistic stories. Theme: STEM - biodiversity + climate change.
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Can adapt topics.
Creation of a Picture Book: children's literature, university
Agents of Change: Creating Young Capable Characters - creative writing
Hero Stories: Action, fairy tale, and realistic stories - STEM - biodiversity + climate change
Readings: preschool - university, writers' groups, and other organizations
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