Frederick "Fred" Stenson (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of
historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...
and nonfiction relating to the
Canadian West
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West, or Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada–Unit ...
.
In addition to his published work, Stenson has been a faculty member at
The Banff Centre
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (formerly Banff Centre) is an arts and culture educational institution in Banff, Alberta.
It offers arts programs in the performing and fine arts, as well as leadership training. It was established in 1933 ...
, where he has directed the Wired Writing Studio for eleven years. He is also a documentary film writer, with over 140 credits. He writes a regular wit column for Alberta Views Magazine. His 2000 novel ''The Trade'' was shortlisted for Canada's
Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried co ...
. Both ''The Trade'' and his 2003 novel ''Lightning'' won the Grant MacEwan Author's Prize for best Alberta book of the year. His 2008 novel ''The Great Karoo'' was nominated for the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Fiction and was a nominee for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean).
Stenson was raised on a farm and cattle ranch in the Waterton region of southwest Alberta. He is married to the poet
Pamela Banting and lives in
Cochrane,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. His son Ted is a film director, whose feature debut ''
'' was released in 2020.
[Eric Volmers]
"Calgary filmmaker Ted Stenson heads back to school with Andrew Phung for indie debut"
''Calgary Herald
The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network.
History
''The C ...
'', August 14, 2019.
Bibliography
* ''Lonesome Hero'' - 1974
* ''Rocky Mountain House'' - 1985
* ''Waste to Wealth'' - 1985
* ''Last One Home'' - 1988
* ''Working Without a Laugh Track'' - 1990
* ''The Story of Calgary'' - 1994
* ''Teeth'' - 1994
* ''RCMP: The March West'' - 1999
* ''The Last Stack'' - 2000
* ''The Trade'' - 2000
* ''Lightning'' - 2003
* ''Thing Feigned or Imagined'' - 2003
* ''The Great Karoo'' - 2008
* ''Who by Fire'' – 2014
References
Canadian male novelists
1951 births
Living people
Canadian people of Norwegian descent
Writers from Calgary
People from Cochrane, Alberta
Novelists from Alberta
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