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Shaena Lambert

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Born
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Fiction

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Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, William Trevor, Barry Lopez ...more

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I started writing fiction in 1992, when my son was a toddler, a leap into the unknown, and frightening, as at that time I was a single mother. But with the help of an explorations grant from the Canada Council, I was able to keep writing. I have lived in Vancouver, Toronto, New York and the Okanagan, but for the last decade I have been back on the West Coast, in Vancouver, where many of my stories are set, living with my husband, Bob Penner, and my two (now grown ) children. I've written four books, Petra, Oh, My Darling , Radiance, and The Falling Woman, stories. My work has been nominated for the Danuta Gleed, Rogers Writers Trust, Ethel Wilson and Evergreen awards, Frank O'Connor Award for the Short Story and been published in Canada, th ...more

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Shaena Lambert Keep believing in your story, keep letting it grow. Sometimes putting it away can be magical. It will grow on its own, putting out roots and tendrils …moreKeep believing in your story, keep letting it grow. Sometimes putting it away can be magical. It will grow on its own, putting out roots and tendrils while sitting in its drawer. I did that many times for Petra. (less)
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Shaena Lambert Lots of coffee. Early morning, if possible. I write best before dawn.
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Average rating: 3.7 · 510 ratings · 102 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors
Petra
3.91 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions
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Radiance
3.17 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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Oh, My Darling
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The Falling Woman
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