Melissa Steele named new writer-in-residence
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WINNIPEG short story writer Melissa Steele has been selected as the Winnipeg Public Library’s new writer-in-residence.
Steele begins her seven-month term appointment Oct. 1, the city announced in a news release Wednesday.
The post’s responsibilities include giving advice to aspiring writers and conducting workshops. The writer-in-residence is also given time to work on her own projects.
"I’m always working on short stories," Steele, 47, said. "I’m trying to modulate a voice for the next collection, which will be different than the last."
Steele said the post pays $22,000.
"They couldn’t get an increase in funding, so they shortened the term by a month," she said.
The author of two story collections, Donut Shop Lovers and Beautiful Girl Thumb, Steele won the John Hirsch Award for most promising writer at the 1999 Manitoba Book Awards.
Beautiful Girl Thumb is currently on the shortlist for the 2010-11 On the Same Page community reading campaign, co-organized by the library and the Winnipeg Foundation.
Readers can vote for one of the four nominees online at onthesamepage.ca.
Steele’s husband is George Toles, the University of Manitoba film professor best known for his script collaborations with director Guy Maddin.
