Barb Howard’s short fiction and essays have been published in magazines and journals across Canada. She is a former Author in Residence for the Calgary Public Library, and a recipient of the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story and the Canadian Authors Association’s Exporting Alberta Award. Her most recent book, the novella Happy Sands, was published by UCalgary Press and shortlisted for the 2022 Alberta Trade Fiction Book of the Year. Her previous books include the short story collection Western Taxidermy (NeWest Press), the novella Notes for Monday (Recliner Books), the novel Whipstock (NeWest Press) and the young adult novel The Dewpoint Show (Fitzhenry & Whiteside).
