Rona Altrows (born 1948) is a

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writer and editor. Her books include short fiction, a children's book, and two literary anthologies. Her stories and essays have appeared in literary magazines and newspapers across

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Biography

Altrows grew up in

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. In 1979 she moved to

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and has lived there ever since. She has been a writer-in-residence for the

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and the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society, also located in

Bibliography

Short fiction

* ''At This Juncture: A Book of Letters'' (Now or Never Publishing, 2018) * ''Rouleauville'' (Loft on Eighth, 2016) * ''Key in Lock'' (Recliner Books, 2010) * ''A Run on Hose'' (

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, 2005)

Anthologies, editor

* ''Waiting: An Anthology of Essays'', with Julie Sedivy (

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, 2018) * ''Shy: An Anthology'', with Naomi K. Lewis (

, 2013)

Children's fiction

* ''The River Throws a Tantrum'', with Sarah-Joy Goode (Rona Altrows, 2013)

Awards and honours

Rona Altrows is the winner of two

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: the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize for ''A Run on Hose'', and the Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize for "Letter of Intent". She has twice been nominated for the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story. With Naomi K. Lewis, she was awarded an

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(IPPY) for ''Shy: An Anthology''. Altrows was the inaugural winner of the Brenda Strathern Writing Prize.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Altrows, Rona 21st-century Canadian women writers Living people Writers from Calgary 1948 births Writers from Montreal Canadian women children's writers Canadian women short story writers