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Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s novels have been published worldwide in English and in many other languages. A Recipe for Bees and The Cure for Death by Lighting were international bestsellers, and were both short-listed for the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada. The Cure for Death by Lightning won the UK’s Betty Trask Prize among other awards. Both Turtle Valley and A Rhinestone Button were national bestsellers in Canada and her first book, The Miss Hereford Stories, was short-listed for the Leacock Award for humour. Gail's most recent novel, The Spawning Grounds, was again a national bestseller and was short-listed for the Canadian Author's Association Fiction Award and was nominated for the OLA Evergreen Award and the Sunburst Award recognizing Canadian literature of the fantastic.
Gail taught advanced novel and advanced fiction in the optional-residency creative writing MFA program at the University of British Columbia for almost a decade. She now mentors writers from around the world through her private online teaching forum. For more on working with Gail, please visit her website.
Gail offers retreats for writers at Providence Bay on Manitoulin Island, Ontario during the summer. In October, she runs a retreat for writers in BC's beautiful Shuswap region. For more, email books@gailanderson-dargatz.ca.
Many of Canada's best known writers guest blog on Gail's site: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca.