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Leslie Carmichael

Author

11 Bearberry Place NW
Calgary, AB
T3K 1R5
Phone: (403) 274-4812
Email:
Web: www.lesliecarmichael.ca

Born: Calgary
Family: Married, three children.

Biography

Leslie Carmichael has been inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, has watched the world turn purple during a total solar eclipse, and has been an honoured guest at a Canadian-Scottish-Taiwanese wedding. She has swum in the Red Sea, picked amethysts off the ground near Thunder Bay, watched a space shuttle land, and cooked a Medieval dinner for 200 people. She has worn a corset, a suit of armour and a Klingon outfit (but not all at the same time).

Leslie likes to work on dollhouses and miniatures when she is not writing. She can crochet anything in 3-D, but finds knitting way too complicated.

Leslie lives in Calgary with her husband, three children and two demanding cats.

Published Works

The Amulet of Amon-Ra, CBAY Books, 2009.
Lyranel's Song, Blooming Tree Press, 2005.
"Liranel's Gift", Mistletoe Madness, Blooming Tree Press, 2004.

Articles and short stories in: American Miniaturist, The Canadian Quilter, Storyteller: Canada's Short Story Magazine and WestWord.

Awards

Lyranel's Song has been nominated for a 2008 Golden Eagle Book Award (Alberta children's choice award).

Other Memberships

Imaginative Fiction Writers' Association, SFCanada, Writers' Guild of Alberta, Theatre Alberta, Young Alberta Book Society

Available For

Leslie is available for school and library visits for readings and talks on a number of topics, including:
Where Do I Start? (Where do ideas come from? An interactive workshop using visual prompts. Editing and writing methods are also discussed)
World-Building (An interactive workshop, with input from students. Together, we build a world from the ground up, where imagination can take flight)
Plots and Clues: Writing Whodunnit Plays (From story arc to written script. How to develop motivated characters, interesting settings, exciting situations and driven dialogue)
Getting Started as a Writer (Manuscript format, submissions, trends and opportunities. Leslie will also discuss the writer's life and how she got started)