Member Review
I suspected that writers elsewhere were having a massive party while I was alone at my desk. Joining the Writers' Union was like finally getting an invitation.
Member Profile
Bernice Friesen
Photo: R. Cain 1995
Bernice Friesen was born in Rural Saskatchewan and has degrees in visual art and education from the University of Saskatchewan. Her poetry, fiction, and paintings have appeared in many Canadian and European journals. She is currently working on long fiction.
E-mail: bernicefriesen@shaw.ca
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Publications
Sex, Death, and Naked Men. Regina, SK: Coteau Books, 1998.
The Seasons are Horses. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 1995.
Awards
Second Prize, Sterling Writing Awards, poetry, 1998.
Runner-up, League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, 1997.
Shortlisted, CBC Radio Canadian Literary Awards for Aviatrix, 1997.
Vicky Metcalf Award, Canadian Authors Association, for best short story for The Seasons are Horses, 1996.
Shortlisted, Tilden Canadian Literary Awards for Non-fiction manuscript for Beijing in Four Days, 1996.
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