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Last edited: 2023-09-29
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Born: November 25th, 1949
Place of Birth: Wainwright, Alberta
Parent(s): Marjorie Alice Roe and Rev. Robert Kenneth Walters
Marital Status: Life Partner
Spouse: Married Gerald A. Riskin 23 Feb. 1973 div. 1981
Married Arnold J. Resnick 09 July 2015Children: Dr. Daniel K. Riskin, PhD, Cornell; Matthew D. Riskin, BComm, JD, University of Alberta
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University of Alberta B.Ed. 1970
Occupation: Writer
Field of Endeavor: Arts and Culture
Current Position(s):
WRITER 1979–
Biography Notes:
Exec. Dir., Writers Guild of Alta. 1982–87
Ed.-in-Chief, Lone Pine Publishing 1988–90
Awards Facilitator, Univ. of Sask. 2004–08
Freelance Writer & Editor 1990–2004, 2008–
Founding Mem. Bd., Alta. Fdn. for Lit. Arts 1984–87
Juror, Canada Council Writing Grants 1987, 1989
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Previous | Back to first tabWALTERS, Mary Winifred, B.Ed.; writer; b. Wainwright, Alta. 25 Nov. 1949; d. Robert Kenneth and Marjorie Alice Walters; m. Gerald A. Riskin 23 Feb. 1973, div. 1981; children: Daniel Kenneth Riskin, Matthew David Riskin; m. Arnold J. Resnick 9 July 2015; e. Univ. of Alberta B.Ed. 1970; WRITER 1979– ; Exec. Dir., Writers Guild of Alta. 1982–87; Ed.-in-Chief, Lone Pine Publishing 1988–90; Awards Facilitator, Univ. of Sask. 2004–08; Freelance Writer & Editor 1990–2004, 2008– ; Founding Bd. Mem., Alta. Fdn. for Lit. Arts 1984–87; Juror, Canada Council Writing Grants 1987, ’89; extensive reading, speaking and teaching engagements; author: (novels) The Woman Upstairs 1987, Bitters 1999, Rita Just Wants to Be Thin 2014; co-author (with John A. Aragon) The Adventures of Don Valiente and the Apache Canyon Kid 2013; (short stories) Cool 2000; (non-fiction) Write an Effective Funding Application: A Guide for Researchers and Scholars 2009; short stories & essays various lit. mags.; honours: Alta. Culture Writing Grants 1982, ’90; Canada Council Grant 1990; Alta. Fdn. Lit. Arts Grants 1987, ’91, 2000; Sask. Arts Board Grant 2005; Writers Guild Alta. Award for Excellence in Writing (novel cat.) 1987; Alta. Achievement Award 1987; languages: English, French, Spanish; recreation: travel, walking.
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