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Carol Shaben
BIO
Biography

Carol Shaben is an award-winning author and journalist. Her first book, Into the Abyss, was a national bestseller, selected as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and an Amazon.com Book of the Month. Carol’s most recent book, The Marriott Cell, co-written with Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, was long listed for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize, named one of The Globe & Mail’s 100 Best Books of the Year, and won the Ontario Historical Society Huguenot Award. Carol is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards, including a Gold Medal for Investigative Journalism, and was nominated for Best New Magazine Writer. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Creative Writing, a Mentor in Dalhousie University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction, and Faculty Editor in the Literary Journalism Program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.  

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Marriott Cell
Publisher
Penguin Random House Canada
Year
2016
Title
Into the Abyss
Publisher
Penguin Random House Canada
Year
1012
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Edna Staebler National Award for Nonfiction
Publication
Into the Abyss
Year
2013
Name
National Magazine Awards Gold Medal for Investigative Journalism
Publication
The Walrus
Year
2009
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
any
Presentation Genre
Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
Presentation Length
45 minutes to 1 hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

I present on a range of subjects in creative nonfiction (essay, voice, research and reporting, narrative structure, crafting winning book proposals), etc. I am a dynamic and engaging presenter with many years of experience teaching and public speaking.

Presentation Fee(s)
negotiable
Workshop details
Audience Size
Any
Intended Audience
high school to post secondary
Workshop Length
variable according to client/learner needs
Workshop Description
Workshop description

As above, I can provide school or public workshops on a range of craft techniques as they relate to creative nonfiction, including:

-intro to creative nonfiction

-voice, POV & narrative distance

-research and reporting for story

-profiles & character

-narrative structure

 

Workshop Fee(s)
negotiable
School presentation details
Audience Size
30
Intended Audience
middle to high school
Presentation Length
variable
Presentation Description
Presentation description

I specialize in creative, generative and fun approaches to writing. Sessions are lively, interactive and often involve movement, discussion or small group work.

Presentation Fee(s)
negotiable
EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes