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Robin van Eck

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Canada

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Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery

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Robin is a Calgary-based writer whose short fiction and creative nonfiction has appeared in Lamplight Magazine, FreeFall Magazine, Crack the Spine, Maudlin House, Woven Tales Press, Prairie Journal, the Waiting Anthology and more. She was an AMPA Showcase Award finalist in 2013 for her short story, Everywhere and Nowhere.

Her work often tackles important social issues that she is passionate about such as mental illness, homelessness, death/dying and family dynamics,

Always ready to learn and keep and open-mind, Robin is fascinated by the many facets of the human condition.

Whenever possible Robin loves to explore the mountains and valleys around Alberta and BC with her family and dog.

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	Rough - A Novel 4.42 avg rating — 81 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting: An Anthology of Essays (Robert Kroetsch Series) by Rona Altrows (Editor), Samantha Albert (Contributor), Sharon Butala (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Very Much Alive: Stories of Resilience by Lexie Angelo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sonali Misra (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam Le Butt (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrace VI: Forbidden Fruit by Robert Bose (Goodreads Author), Sarah L. Johnson, Mike Thorn (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solstice in Purgatory by Robert Bose (Goodreads Author), Sarah L. Pratt (Editor), Rebecca Piazza (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inanimates I: ....because everything has a story to tell (Volume 1) by D.L. Russell, Sharon Black, Mary Patterson Thornburg (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WonderShift - stories of transformation and change by Robin van Eck (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Various (contributor), Heidi Klaassen (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LampLight - Volume 7 Issue 1 by Jacob Haddon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.L. Kersel, Margret A. Treiber (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rough by Robin van Eck (Goodreads Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (reader) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)

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