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Shirlee Smith Matheson

1627 Bowness Road N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 3K1

Telephone: 403-283-0843 Fax: 403-283-8772

email: shirlee@telusplanet.net       website: www.ssmatheson.ca

P U B L I C A T I O N S

ANTHOLOGIES (in alphabetical order)

Alberta Bound (ed. Fred Stenson, NeWest Press, Edmonton, 1986)- short story

Alberta Rebound (ed. Aritha van Herk, NeWest Press, Edmonton, 1990)- short story

C.B.C. Alberta Anthology - radio broadcast of short stories (various)

Canadian Children's Annual (Grolier Publications, Toronto, 1989)- short story

Choices, Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools 1994- short story,

Free Fall (Banff School of Fine Arts student's anthology) short story

Treeline I and II, Northern Lights College, Fort St. John B.C.

                - short stories (in two successive anthologies)

Winds Through Time, Beach Holme Publishing, Vancouver, BC, 1998 -

                                                (an anthology of Canadian historical young adult fiction) - short story

Writers of the Okanagan Mainline - short story, bio.

LITERARY MAGAZINES (in alphabetical order)

blue buffalo (Calgary, Alberta) - short story

Chanticleer (Vernon, B.C.) - short stories; past editor

Forum (Calgary Women's Writing Project) - short story (1st prize winner)

Grain (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - short story

Green's Magazine (Regina, Saskatchewan) - short stories

Pierian Spring (University of Brandon, Manitoba) - short story

COMMERCIAL PERIODICALS (in alphabetical order)

Annals of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Montreal) - short story

British Columbia Historical News (Vancouver, BC) - feature article

B.C. Woman to Woman Magazine (Vancouver, BC) - short story

Calgary Fly-Past (Calgary, AB) - numerous articles

Calgary Herald Sunday Magazine (Calgary, AB) - short stories

Canadian Dental Assistants' Assoc. Journal (Lethbridge, AB) - article

Cosmopolitan Calgary Magazine (Calgary, AB) - short story

New Alaska Magazine (Alaska) - short story

Oblate Magazine (Toronto) - short story

Red Deer Hi-Lites (Red Deer, AB) - monthly column, fiction feature

Senior World (Halifax, NS) - short stories

Uptown Alberta (Red Deer, AB) - monthly column; fiction features

Western People (Saskatchewan) - 12 or more short stories/articles

 various articles and stories published in other newspapers and periodicals

AWARDS (in alphabetical order)

Alberta Non-fiction Award (Honourable Mention, 1987; 1st prize, 1990)

Alberta Christian Writers Assoc. (drama, 1st prize, 1989)

Alberta Culture Script Competition (radio drama, finals, 1984)

Alberta Culture Short Story Comp.  (finals, 1985)

Awards, cont'd. (in alphabetical order)

British Columbia Book Prize   (Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Award, finalist, 1990)

British Columbia Historical Federation (Historical Feature Article, 1st prize, 1983)

Calgary Herald Short Story Competition (finalist, 1985, 1986)

Calgary Women's Writing Project, (1st prize, 1998)

C.B.C. Literary Competition - (short story, finals, 1983)

Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice Award, (young adult novels 1989, 1994, 1996 & 1998)

Cosmopolitan Calgary magazine (short story, 1st prize, 1990)

Emerald Award For Environment Excellence (Communication: media and the arts) 2001

Manitoba Young Readers Choice nomination (young adult novels 1992, 1996)

99s, an International Organization of Women Pilots: Canadian Award in Aviation, 1999

Northern Lights College, British Columbia (Honorary Association of Arts Degree for body of literary work) 2001

Writers' Digest Magazine  - (Radio Script award, 1984; Short Story award, 1985)

GRANTS (in alphabetical order)

Alberta Culture Film & Literary Arts branch (writing grant, 1987) (arts study grant, 1990)

Alberta Foundation for the Arts (writing grants, 1993, 1995, 1997)

Canada Council Explorations (writing grant, 1983)

Celebration of Women in the Arts (playwrights' bursary, 1987)

Hudson's Hope Arts Council  (research grant, 1983, 1984)

99s, an International Organization of Women Pilots: 1999 Canadian Award in Aviation

STAGE PLAYS

A Girl Called Alien - 2-act play for young adults

                - workshopped on Interchange '86 Youth Year

                - produced June, 1986 by Workshop Theatre for Youth, Dr. Betty Mitchell Theatre, Calgary

C, F and G7                            - 2-act play for adults

                                                - workshopped by Theatre Calgary, 1984, 1985

                                                - base for y/a novel manuscript, Jailbird's Kid,

                                                and film script, The Birds of Summer

Stop Thief!                            - 1-act play for young adults

                                                - commissioned by Quest Theatre, Calgary

                                                - base for published novel, City Pictures, M&S 1994

Youngblood of the Peace

                                                - one-man play based on biography I authored

                                                - directed by Howard Siegel with Greg Rogers

n      produced August 1987 at Fringe Festival of Plays, Edmonton


BOOKS

Adult non-fiction:

Youngblood of the Peace (ISBN 1-55059-033-2)

                - authorized biography of Father Emile Jungbluth, Oblate of            Mary Immaculate

                - 1st publication: Lone Pine Publishers, Edmonton, 1986

                - Honourable Mention, Alberta Culture Non-fiction Awards, 1987

                - sold out print run; rights reverted to author;

                - 2nd publication: Detselig Enterprises, Calgary, 1991

This Was Our Valley (ISBN 0-920490-91-3)

                - co-authored with Earl K. Pollon

                - non-fiction (social, economic and environmental impacts of hydro dam on Peace River)

                - published by Detselig Enterprises, Calgary, 1989; 2nd printing 1991

                - finalist, B.C. Book Prize (Roderick Haig-Brown Regional                 awards, 1990)

                - 1st prize, Alberta Non-fiction Awards, 1990

Flying the Frontiers - A Half-Million Hours of Aviation Adventures

                (ISBN 1-895618-51-7)

                - collection of 12 biographical Canadian aviation stories

                - published by Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon, SK, 1994

                - 2nd printing, 1995; 3rd printing, 1997, 4th printing 1998, 5th printing 2000.

Flying the Frontiers Vol. II, More Hours of Aviation Adventure

                (ISBN 1-55059-131-2)

                - collection of 17 biographical Canadian aviation stories

                - published by Detselig Enterprises Ltd., Calgary, AB, 1996

                - 2nd printing 1997

A Western Welcome to the World - The History of Calgary International Airport

                - ISBN 1-882933-16-8

                - commissioned and published by Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc., Encino, CA, USA, 1997.

                - distributed in Canada by Temeron Books, Calgary, AB

 

Flying the Frontiers Vol. III "Aviation Adventures Around the World"

                - ISBN 1-55059-176-2

                - collection of 13 biographical Canadian aviation stories

                - published by Detselig Enterprises Ltd., Calgary, AB, 1999


Juvenile/Young Adult Novels:

Prairie Pictures (ISBN 0-7710-5857-8)

                - realistic novel for juvenile market

                - published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1989

                - Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, 1989

                - nominated Manitoba Young Readers Choice, 1992

City Pictures (ISBN 0-7710-5860-8)

                - young adult novel, sequel to Prairie Pictures (but can stand alone)

                - published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1994

                - Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, 1994

- Swedish language rights, B. Wahlstroms Bokforlag AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995

Flying Ghosts (ISBN 0-7736-7400-4)

                - young adult novel based on legends of Alaska Highway

                - published by Stoddart Publishing, Toronto, 1993

                - Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, 1994

                - optioned for film, 1996, 1998, film rights sold, 2000

                -  2nd printing 2001

The Gambler's Daughter (ISBN 0-88878-380-9

                - young adult novel (sequel to Flying Ghosts, but can stand alone)

                - published by Beach Holme Publishing, Vancouver, BC, 1997

                - Teacher's Guide available

                - Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, 1998

Keeper of the Mountains (ISBN 1-894345-13-4)

- young adult novel (historical, , detailing the Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition in 1934

                and a young boy’s adventure in the wilderness of British Columbia

- published by Thistledown Press, Saskatoon, SK, 2000

                - Canadian Children’s Book Centre Choice, 2000

MANUSCRIPTS COMPLETED, being marketed:

Juvenile/Young Adult Novels:

                Dear Norman Rockwell

                Hot Rods Forever

                Jailbird's Kid

READINGS, WORKSHOPS, ETC.

Readings:

-over 500 readings throughout Canada in libraries, schools (kindergarten to Grade 12), colleges, community & church associations, museums & writers' organizations and festivals:

-participating author in Olympic Writers Festival, Calgary, 1988; in Pan Canadian Writers' Festival, Calgary, 1996, Word on the Street, Calgary, 1998 & '99

- papers relating to literary work are housed at University of Calgary, Special Collections Library (Shirlee Smith Matheson fonds, see www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/matheson.htm)

-interviewed on radio & t.v. programs, e.g. CBC Calgary Eye Opener, CBC Sunday Arts, CBC Daybreak, Homestretch;, Book Bits, Calgary Cable 10 Profiles, Global TV "Kids' Beat", Toronto; CHED Radio, Edmonton; CFRN-TV Edmonton; radio stns. CKUA, CJDC, CFAC, 106KIK-FM, CKRY, Calgary; CKST AM1040 (John Pifer Show) & Rafe Mair Show (CKNW, broadcast province-wide), Vancouver and many others

- Moderator for panels

e.g.: Writing Lives - the Art of Historical Biography, Calgary Public Library/Historical Society of Alberta;

- Panelist:

                 "How to Get Published," Calgary Public Library, 1991

                 "Women in the Media," Northern Lights College, Fort St. John, B.C., 1991

                 "Writer-Editor-Publisher" Pan Canadian Writers Festival, Banff, AB, 1996 (with M&S publisher Doug Gibson; and writer/editor George Melnyk)

                “The Writing Life” Word on the Street, Calgary, AB 2000

- Speaker:

                "Censorship in Canadian Literature," Alberta Civil Liberties Assoc., &

                                                                                                Medicine Hat College,

                "Writing Biographies, Calgary Writers' Assoc.

                "Trends in Canadian Literature," Viscount Bennett School, Calgary

                "Breaking into the Writing Market," Athabasca University

                "Hello!  I'm Your Live Author!" Banff Centre "Writing with Style"; &

                                                                                                Alberta Romance Writers Association,

                - presenter, Calgary & Edmonton Children's Literature Roundtable (annually)

- lectures, workshops on various elements of writing:

                - Mount Royal College creative writing classes, (various),

                - Canada Council tours, (frequently)

                - Young Alberta Book Festival Society tours, annually from 1987 to present


- courses taught:

- Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, courses “Writing for Young Markets” and “Creating the Short Story”, 2000 to present

-Alexandra Writers Centre Society, Calgary: short story workshops/courses, seminars, 1991-2000

- Banff Centre for the Arts "Writing With Style" nonfiction courses, spring 1998 & 1999

- Elderhostel, Jasper Park Lodge, winter 1999 (general writing courses)

- Lakeland College, Vermilion, AB - summer 1997

-Mount Royal College, Calgary: Cont. Ed., Creative Writing Level II, 1992-1994;

Workshops

- Young Writers Conference, Rocky Mountain House, AB (gr. 6-8) 1987

- Calgary Board of Education Young Writers Conference (gr. 4-6) annually 1989-present.

- Calgary Board of Ed., National Book Week (gr. 10-12) 1990 - 1995

- Young Writers Conference, Oriole Park School, Red Deer, AB, (gr. 4-6), 1989, 1990;

- 3-2-1-Write!, Edmonton Public Library (gr. 4-6 and 7-9), 1990/91/92;

- Foothills School Division, Okotoks, 1997 & 2000

- continually, in schools, colleges, libraries and with writers' groups.

Various Arts-Related Duties:

- Canada Council- Jury member, Readings Program, 1995-96

- Canadian Children's Book Centre - judge for Get Writing! national writing contest for students in                                                                                            grades two to six, 1996

- Writers Guild of Alberta:

                -  Writing Workshop Programs, 1989; 1992

                -  Panelist at A.G.M., 1989, 1990; 1993

                -  Jury member, Children's Literature Awards, 1991.

                -  Jury member, Non-fiction Awards, 1995

                -  Manuscript Evaluation Service (to present)

- Calgary Writers Association

                - Panelist, 1988

                - Judge, short story competition, 1989, 1993, 1995

- Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Calgary

                - judge, short story competition, annually 1993 to present.

- Alberta Foundation for the Arts

                - adjudicator, literary arts grants, 1998

- Writer-in-Residence:

                - Jasper School District, (gr. 4-11), short term (one week) 1990

                - Medicine Hat Public Library/Medicine Hat College,                (3 weeks - Jan. 21-Feb. 11/96)

                - Alexandra Writers Centre, Calgary (one month, April, 1997)

                - Calgary Public Library, Memorial Park Branch (3 months, Sept-Dec., 1998)

                - Don Bosco Catholic School, Calgary, (Grades 4-7, January to March, 2000)


EDUCATION/COURSES TAKEN:

Northern Lights College, British Columbia, Honorary Assoc. of Arts degree, 2001

Athabasca University, Bachelor of Arts degree, English, 1992

Banff Centre:                 School of Fine Arts Writing Program, 1981

                                School of Management, Arts Administration Certificate, 1988

University of Iowa, Summer Writing Program, 1990

Alberta First Draft Screenwriting Workshop (sponsored by Canadian Broadcasting Corp., National Screen Institute, National Film Board, Alberta Culture, etc.), 1990

Red Deer College, Advanced Writing for Children course, 1991

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS:

Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary, associate director, 1997-present (www.asmac.ab.ca)

Alberta Playwrights' Network, member 1986-1993; board 1992/93

Calgary Creative Reading Series, executive 1984, 1985

Canadian Children's Book Centre, member

CANSCAIP (Canadian Society for Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers),

                                member, 1989 - present (see bio: www.canscaip.org)

Society for Children's Book Writers, member 1990 - 1993

Writers Guild of Alberta, executive 1984/85, 1992/93; member 1984 - present

                                                                (see bio, www.writersguild.ab.ca)

The Writers Union of Canada, member 1986 - present (see bio, www.writersunion.ca)

Young Alberta Book Society, member

ARTS-RELATED EMPLOYMENT:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Calgary, television sales, 1983-4

Theatre Calgary, marketing & development, 1984-5

Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts - Administrative Officer, 1985-1991

The Historical Society of Alberta - Administrative Officer 1992 - Dec.31/94

The Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary, Administrative Officer, 1997-present

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November 2001

 

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