our MEMBERS
WENDY PORTFORS
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Wendy has a published memoir titled Remembering Love; a self-published anthology titled Through My Eyes: 74 True Stories of Survival, Strength and the Power of Believing and has been published 3 times in Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
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Dana has published three memoirs: The Girl in the Gold Bikini, Murder on my Mind, and Spent. Her first middle grade novel, Shift, was published in August of 2023. Dana lives and creates from her home in Calgary.
EMMANUELLE SNOW
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Emmanuelle is a USA Today Bestselling author of emotional and realistic love stories and mom of four. She writes about real life struggles in her books, and her latest release, False Promises, tackles male abuse. She lives in Cochrane, AB.
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Linda is a retired mother and happy grandmother. She discovered her passion for writing with her first book and has published three romance novels. She resides in High River, AB.
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Linda is an Educator who loves to celebrate the natural world. She wants young children to be curious, ask questions, and to experience some of natures wonders. Linda has published two children's books.
J.T. CONNERS
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JT Conners is an author of romance novels. JT resides in Chestermere with her youngest son. JT's life is filled with friends, laughter, love, and writing. She's been blessed with three published novels and is continuing to write more.
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Heather is a multi-passionate lover of life who enjoys travel, hiking, and walking her dogs. Her nonfiction spans children's books Colours of the Wild: Animals of the Americas to memoir: Female Stigmata: Thirty Years to Choosing a Body I Love.
PATRICK DENNIS SEARS
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Patrick, raised in Kingston Mills, Ontario, has worked as a ranch hand, policeman, General Motors reliability engineer, arrest processing officer & private investigator. Author of five novels, he's writing his sixth and is a proud member of the Foothills Writer’s Group.
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Marcia is an award-winning author and inspirational speaker. She now has 13 books in print as well as hundreds of articles in magazines, newspapers and anthologies. Her debut novel, One Smooth Stone won the Best New Canadian Christian Author award.
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Cindy’s background is in natural resources, IT and health care. She has traveled to many places around the world. As a new writer she likes stories with comedy, suspense, drama and exploring the richness of emotions.
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Darrell is a screenwriter, songwriter, and burgeoning novelist. His award-winning screenplay, The Warden of White Otter Castle is being adapted into a novel. Darrell is a part-time Santa, and lives in Okotoks, AB.
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Lorrie is the author of We Can Do This! Adult Children and Aging Parents Planning for Success; Tyrone the Terrific (Children's fiction) and Scars (YA). She loves reading, writing and people of all ages. She resides in High River, AB.
MARCELLE DUBÉ
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Marcelle is an award-winning writer of mystery and speculative fiction. Her short stories appear regularly in anthologies and magazines. She is best known for the Mendenhall Mystery series, featuring Chief of Police Kate Williams. She lives in High River, Alberta.
CALVIN ANNIS
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Calvin is 91 years of age and living in the Heartland Retirement Center in Okotoks, Alberta.
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Dorothy worked as a freelance journalist for a decade and is the author of Summer North Coming, (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2019), and Escape from the Wildfire, (Lorimer Kids & Teens, 2022). She is rep'd by The Rights Factory and lives in the Alberta Foothills with her family.
ANGELA ACKERMAN
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