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,
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, and director. She was born in
Denmark
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and grew up in
North Delta
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. Bach attended
Simon Fraser University
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where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English. She has an MFA from the
University of British Columbia
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's Creative Writing Program.
Bibliography
Books
Mette Bach's first book, ''Off the Highway: Growing Up in North Delta'', was published in 2010 by New Star Books. ''Off the Highway'' is the nineteenth book in the "Transmontanus" series, edited by
Terry Glavin
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Born in the United Kingdom to Irish parents, he emigrated to Canada in 1957. Glavin has worked as a journalist and columnist for ''The Other Press'' (copy editor), '' The Dail ...
. The book explores her childhood growing up with immigrant parents in the
Lower Mainland
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of
British Columbia
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.
Bach has also written several young adult novels for Lorimer's high/low series. ''Killer Drop'' (2017) and ''Femme'' (2015) are part of the SideStreets series of "edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers." ''Love is Love'' (2018), ''Charming'' (2019), ''Cinders'' (2019), and ''You're You'' (2017) and 'The Love Code' (2021) are part of the Real Love series, "high/low YA novels that focus on realistic teen relationships."
Anthologies (contributor)
Bach's essays have appeared in the following anthologies: ''First Person Queer'' (published by
Arsenal Pulp Press
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in 2007 and edited by
Richard Labonté
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), ''Second Person Queer'' (2009), ''Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear & Queer Desire'' (published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2009 and edited by
Amber Dawn
Amber Dawn is a Canadian writer, who won the 2012 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to an emerging lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender writer.''Prairie Fire'', ''Plenitude'' ,''Room'', ''Journal of Creative Writing'' (SFU), and ''Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly''.
Journalism
Bach's journalism has appeared in ''Xtra West'', ''Vancouver Review'', ''Vancouver Magazine'', ''Western Living'', ''The Advocate'', ''The Westender'', ''Out Words'', ''Memewar magazine'', ''Canoeroots Magazine'', ''Gay and Lesbian Times'', ''FFWD''. She has written book reviews published in ''The Globe and Mail'', ''Vancouver Review'', ''FFWD'', and ''Just Out Weekly''.
From 2004-2009 she wrote a regular column called "Not That Kind of Girl" for ''Outlooks Magazine'' (Canada's LGBTQ Magazine) and ''Out Look Weekly''. It was syndicated in ''EXP Magazine'', ''She'', and ''Metroline''. Selected articles have also been published in
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's ''
Gay and Lesbian Times
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Career
Tulchinsky has edited several literary anthologies of lesbian erotica. H ...
in 2010. The film was screened at film festivals internationally.
"Ms. Thing" was First Runner Up at Out On Screen's Short Film Award (Vancouver Queer Film Festival), and won Audience Choice Award at QueerFruits Australia.
Daniella Sorrentino directed Bach's second screenplay, "Viral", which debuted August 20, 2011 at the
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
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. "B.A.B.S." is Bach's first short film that she directed and debuted at
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
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(August 20, 2011). "B.A.B.S." also won
OutTV
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The ...
's Hot Pink Shorts Audience Choice Award in a three-way tie at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2011.Takeuchi, Craig. "Gen Silent, I'm in the Mood for Love win at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2011 awards". Georgia Straight. 22 August 2011. Web. Accessed 03 Nov 2011. https://www.straight.com/article-435196/vancouver/gen-silent-im-mood-love-win-vancouver-queer-film-festival-2011-awards