Marci Denesiuk holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Concordia University and has been writing short stories, poetry, and fiction for more than ten years. In 1998, her short story Cold Sleep was selected for an annual anthology by Scribner’s Press, a collection of the best work from students of North American graduate programs in writing.

Denesiuk has published both poetry and fiction in small press anthologies, most notably the well-recognized L’Oie de Cravan. She reads submissions for Matrix Magazine, is active in the Montreal writing community, and edits scripts for many Montreal filmmakers. She has worked as a journalist and teaches creative writing and literature classes at Seneca College, UQAM, and Concordia University.

In Progress:

This House
A novel

Fiction:

The Far Away Home: A Collection of Short Stories
(NeWest Press, 2005)

• Co-winner, 2005 McAuslan First Book Prize,
  Quebec Writers' Federation

 

Other Awards:

• Twice Shortlisted, Irving Layton Creative Writing Award

 

Quotes:

“Marci Denesiuk’s stories are beautifully written, fearless investigations into our most inner and outer reaches.”
     - Paul Quarrington, author of Galveston, 2004