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| First Name | Linda |
| Last Name | Hegland |
| Member Since | July 11, 2018 |
| lindahegland@icloud.com | |
| Street | 2157 Clarence Road |
| City | Bridgetown |
| State | NS |
| Zipcode | B0S 1C0 |
| Country | Canada |
| Website | www.intothewildwriting.com |
| Bio | Linda H.Y. Hegland is a lyric essay, short story and poetry writer, and photographer who lives in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her writing and photos most often reflect the influence of place, and one’s relationship with it. She has published in several literary and art journals, and has had work nominated for a Pushcart Prize. |
| Publications | • “Kissing Rabbits”, Sky Island Journal, Summer 2018 Non-Fiction • “Listen”, Sky Island Journal, Spring 2018 Poem • “Stone, Beloved”, Sky Island Journal, Winter 2018 Poem • “Star Grass & Bowman’s Root”, Sky Island Journal, Fall 2017 Non-Fiction • “Place of Ocean: Tides and Heartbeats”; “Place of First Communion with Bay & Kayak”; Poetic Inquiry, Enchantment of Place, Eds. Sameshima, Fidyk, James, & Leggo. Vernon Press 2017 Poems • “When . . . on the Prairie #1”; “When . . . on the Prairie #2; “When . . . on the Prairie #3; Sky Island Journal, Summer 2017 Poems • “Old Trucks & Prairie Songs”, Sky Island Journal, Summer 2017 Non-Fiction • “Carnival”, The Creative Truth Non-Fiction Journal, Volume 2, 2016 Non-Fiction • “The Letter”, Snapping Twig Journal, July 2015 Short Story • “Not That Kind of Daughter”, Unbroken Journal, May/June 2015 Non-Fiction • “Stars Like Dandelion Seeds Scatter and Fall”, American Aesthetic: A Quarterly Journal of English Language Poetry, Spring 2015 Poem • “Watching My Mother Die” Distinguished Writer, ArtAscent Journal, February 2015 Poem • “Watching My Mother Die,” Hermeneutic Chaos, May 2014 Poem • "Rooted in Surrender”; “Ode to a Strawberry”; “Bees Drink the Sky Off the Surface of the Water”; But you are not like river stones . . .; Bricolage Magazine of Independent Arts & Culture, Issue #3, 2013 Poems • “Drawings of Sara”, Gold Prize Winner, ArtAscent Journal, October 2013 Short Story • “Fear of Drowning”, Honorable Mention, ArtAscent Journal November 2013 Short Story • “The Repetitive Nature of Drowning”, Sassafras Literary Magazine, September 2013 Short Story • “Prairie Prayer” (excerpt) - The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature #60, 2013 Poem (long) |
| Other Memberships | • member, League of Canadian Poets • member, Creative Non-Fiction Collective • member, Golden Ears Writers • former member, Royal City Literary Arts Society • former member, Federation of BC Writers |
| Awards | • Third Prize, Cecilia Lamont Literary Prize, poem “Covenant” • Distinguished Writer Award in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal’s international “Portraits” competition 2015 (short story) • Gold Prize Winner in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal’s international “Figures” competition 2013 (short story) • Honorable Mention in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal’s international “Dark” competition 2013 (short story) |
| Genres | Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Stories |
| Available For | Readings, Presentations, Workshops, Book Club Meetings, Speaking Engagements |