Heather Babcock
BIO
Biography

Heather Babcock's debut novel Filthy Sugar was published by Inanna Publications in 2020.  She has had short fiction and essays published in many literary journals including Descant Magazine, The Humber Literary Review and The Toronto Quarterly. In 2015, her chapbook Of Being Underground and Moving Backwards was published by DevilHousePress.  Babcock has experience as both a performer and an organizer of open mic and reading events. An avid movie buff, Babcock was the lunchtime speaker at the 29th annual Vintage Film Festival, held at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. She spoke on the subject of "Dangerous Dames: Celebrating the Women of Pre-Code Gangster Movies". Babcock is currently working on a novel tentatively titled The Memory of Crows. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

ADDRESS
City: Toronto, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Literary fiction, historical fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir writing
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Filthy Sugar (a novel)
Publisher
Inanna Publications
Year
2020
Title
Fifty Dollars for the Powder Room (creative nonfiction essay)
Publisher
The Humber Literary Review
Year
2024
Title
Of Being Underground and Moving Backwards (chapbook)
Publisher
DevilHousePress
Year
2015
Title
Is This It?: A First-time Author's Expectations Versus the Crush of Reality (nonfiction)
Publisher
WRITE Magazine
Year
2024
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