“Town Musicians of Ender” will appear in a forthcoming issue of EVENT Magazine. EVENT, published by Douglas College, is one of Western Canada’s longest-running literary magazines.
Author: Katie Welch
Katie Welch grew up in Ottawa. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 1990. A former tree planter, she writes, teaches and performs music, directs children's theatre camps, and has outdoor adventures in beautiful British Columbia. She has two daughters, Olivia and Heather, and lives with her partner, Will Stinson, in Kamloops, BC.
Winner – Second Place – Okanagan Short Story Contest
Katie Welch has won Second Place in the Okanagan Short Story Contest for Saint Watching Over House About To Burn.
2019 Okanagan Short Story Contest – Shortlisted story
Katie Welch’s story Saint Watching Over House About to Burn has been shortlisted for the 2019 Okanagan Short Story Contest. Finalists will be announced on April 25th, 2019, at a public event at Milkcrate Records in Kelowna, B.C.
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/calendar/event_213483a2-5a21-11e9-bfc2-5cb9017bff18.html
“Deer vs. Vikings” by Katie Welch
The Passion Bowl Stage in the North Shuswap region of British Columbia is located on the unceded territory of the Secwepemc People. It is an outdoor stage, built and maintained by Jim and Kathi Cooperman, who envisioned their grandchildren enjoying summer theatre projects in this bucolic setting.
For five years, Katie Welch has written or co-written an original play, directed a week-long Drama Camp, and invited the general public to performances of Passion Bowl Players productions.
The 2018 production, “Deer vs. Vikings” by Katie Welch, was staged on Saturday, July 14th.
“Vikings land their ship on the shores of Newfoundland and begin ransacking the countryside. Local deer are shocked and frightened, but Niorun, Norse Goddess of Dreams, makes Deer and Vikings dream they are each other, and all gain insight and empathy.”
‘Heartleaf Philodendron’ – story in Longleaf Review
Katie Welch’s story ‘Heartleaf Philodendron’ was published on April 1, 2018, in Issue 2 of Florida’s Longleaf Review. A young man living in Vancouver’s West End attempts to seduce his neighbour with a plant.
“Poisoned Apple”
https://longform.org/sections/fiction
Published by Split Lip Magazine on December 15, 2017, Katie Welch’s story “Poisoned Apple” was chosen as Longform Fiction’s Pick of the Week!
“Proof Journal” by Katie Welch, debut issue of Déraciné Magazine
Thrilled to announce that Déraciné Magazine published Proof Journal, a short story by Katie Welch, in their debut issue, December 2017. Here is a link to a PDF of the magazine. Winter 2017 – Deracine Magazine
“Poisoned Apple” in Split Lip Magazine
Split Lip Magazine published “Poisoned Apple”, a short story by Katie Welch, in December 2017. Here is a link to the story: “Poisoned Apple” by Katie Welch, Split Lip Magazine, December 2017
One Week In November
Your submission has been accepted for the Emerging Writers Intensive program. A maple-syrup sweet opportunity. In springtime I had sent my application, paid a small fee, and filed the attempt under probably won’t happen.
First-chapter novelists would be mentored by Madeleine Thien. Her most recent novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, and won the Giller and Governor General’s prizes for fiction. I read it twice, and also enjoyed works by the other facilitators: Wayne Grady’s Emancipation Day, Saleema Nawaz’s Mother Superior, and Elizabeth Phillips’ The Afterlife of Birds.
I learned a great deal in my week at the Banff Centre. Madeleine Thien encouraged us to be courageous, have confidence, and dare to see the novel’s big picture right from the beginning. Notes from the program’s other participants helped me shape and re-imagine my novel. I will always be grateful for this opportunity, and return to it for inspiration.
Links to works by a few other writers who participated in the Emerging Writers Intensive program in November 2016:
http://www.saramarinelli.com/about/
https://www.kingstonwritersfest.ca/festival-author/armand-garnet-ruffo/
Emerging Writers Intensive at the Banff Centre
Katie Welch will be attending the Emerging Writers Intensive program at the Banff Centre, November 19-27, 2016. Eight emerging writers will attend workshops and get individual feedback from four distinguished Canadian writers. Katie is overjoyed and grateful to have this unique opportunity to work on her current adult fiction manuscript, and develop her writing skills.