Adele Megann
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Adele Megann is a Canadian
writer.
Adele’s plays have been read at the Exodus Tuesday Reading Series. She has performed twice in the Playwrights in Performance Cabaret. She has written curriculum guides for Exodus Theatre Society and coordinated their school matinees. In the summer of 2005, she was awarded a grant by the Province of Nova Scotia to write a play.
Adele's day jobs usually involve teaching. She has taught diverse subjects to children and adults, including those with disabilities. These days, she mostly teaches music. And she once owned a candle-making business called Beesworks Chandlery.
, received an MA from the University of Notre Dame
in 1985 and a BEd from the University of Calgary
1998.
She was fiction editor of Dandelion magazine.
Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies including Boundless Alberta.
She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer.
Life
Adele Megann is a Newfoundlander based in Halifax. Her short fiction has been published in many Canadian and US reviews and anthologies. As an active member of the writing community, Adele has won several awards, emceed readings, and taught creative writing. She has given over thirty readings and interviews. Adele lived several years in Calgary, where she was part of the Pack of Liars writing workshop, and was a fiction editor of Dandelion magazine. Since moving to Nova Scotia in 1999, Adele has participated in Writers in the Schools throughout the province.Adele’s plays have been read at the Exodus Tuesday Reading Series. She has performed twice in the Playwrights in Performance Cabaret. She has written curriculum guides for Exodus Theatre Society and coordinated their school matinees. In the summer of 2005, she was awarded a grant by the Province of Nova Scotia to write a play.
Adele's day jobs usually involve teaching. She has taught diverse subjects to children and adults, including those with disabilities. These days, she mostly teaches music. And she once owned a candle-making business called Beesworks Chandlery.
Education
Adele Megann attended Concordia UniversityConcordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
, received an MA from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
in 1985 and a BEd from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
1998.
She was fiction editor of Dandelion magazine.
Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies including Boundless Alberta.
She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...
.
Awards
- 1995 Bronwen Wallace Memorial AwardBronwen Wallace Memorial AwardThe Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer under 35 who has not yet published his or her first book....
- 2001 24th Annual Atlantic Writing Competition, Honourable Mention in Novel category,
- 2002 2-20-200 Contest, Filling Station, First runner-up
- 2002 Journey Prize, Nomination for the