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| First Name | Kathryn |
| Last Name | Shailer |
| Member Since | May 12, 2021 |
| City | Alvinston |
| State | ON |
| Country | Canada |
| Pen Name | K. L. Shailer |
| Branch Affiliation | Member at Large (no branch affiliation) |
| Website | klshailer.ca |
| Kathryn Shailer | |
| Bio | Since immigrating to Canada in her mid-twenties, K. L. Shailer has worked as an ESL instructor, marketing manager for a credit union, editor, university professor, researcher, and academic administrator. She is an alum of the Humber Summer Workshop in Creative Writing and the Banff Writers’ Studio. Unpublished manuscripts: Wickedness (a novel), Tales Told in Yoho (frame story and ten Rocky Mountain tales). Work in progress: The Elaine Chronicles (fantasy/myth/historical - 3 vols.). |
| Publications | Recent academic: ""Beyond Disruption: A Case for Integrated Studies," in David Clemis and Karim Dharamsi (Eds.), Liberal Education: Analog Ideals in a Digital Age, Vernon Press, forthcoming in 2021. "Why the World Needs More Philosophers: Liberal Education and Public Intellectual," in James Zimmer and Karim Dharamsi (Eds.), Liberal Education and the Idea of the University: Arguments and Reflections on Theory and Practice, Vernon Press, December 2018. "Resetting the Relationship between Faculty, Administrators and Their Boards," University Affairs, Vol. 57, No. 10, December 2016, 26-31, https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/resetting-relationship-facultyadministrators-boards/ Short Stories/Flash Fiction: "Twilight," CAA (Toronto) flash fiction inaugural prize winner https://canadianauthors.org/toronto/caa-toronto-contest/ "The Elevator," Uproar Literary Blog, Lawrence House Centre for the Arts, https://lawrencehouse.ca/tag/k-l-shailer/ "Angels in the Snow," "Lady Bird, Lady Bird" -- CommuterLit, http://commuterlit.com/authors-by-last-name-n-z/authors-s-t/sa-sm/shailer-k-l/ |
| Awards | First prize (flash fiction: "Twilight"), Canadian Authors Association (Toronto) inaugural flash fiction and poetry contest, 2022. |
| Genres | Academic, Educational, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Speculative, Young Adult |
| Available For | Readings, Presentations, Book Club Meetings |
| Services Offered | Book Reviews, Freelance Writing, Research, Storytelling |