2019 RCLAS Write On! Contest BIOS: Fiction Winners & Honourable Mentions Donna Terrill divides her time between New Westminster and the Slocan Valley in the West Kootenays and enjoys the literary scenes in both communities. She has been a long time member of RCLAS, Ren Writers, B.C. Federation of Writers and a regular attendee at Vancouver Writers’ Festival, Lit Fest New West and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson. She is currently completing her first draft of a novel and keeps busy with a little cycling, kayaking, gardening and keeping track of eleven grandchildren.
Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki is a visual artist and storyteller living in Port Moody where she immigrated from Serbia in the nineties. Her literary short stories have been published and earned awards in Canada and the United States. She is presently working on a collection of short stories set in Serbia and Canada. To see Tatjana’s art and read about her literary journey, please visit her web site www.mirkov-popovicki.com.
Annis Teller lives in New West with her husband and children, two indoor cats, and bird feeders sufficient to drive the cats crazy. Sometimes there is also a dog, if dog-sitting is required. “Fly Away” is an excerpt from Teller’s first novel, which has been almost finished for five years, and remains (therefore) unpublished. Such is the life of a writer/mother/sister/daughter/volunteer/ teacher/wife. Note to husband: if you happen to see this, please know that nothing is intended by the order of items on the list. Annis Teller is a pseudonym.