Betsy WarlandBetsy Warland is the author of fourteen books of creative nonfiction, memoir, and poetry, and has been a manuscript consultant and editor for more than 30 years. Betsy is an established figure in the Canadian literary community and is deeply committe to community and collaboration. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to emerging writers. In 2011, She received Pandora's Literary Festival BC Writer Mentor Award. Betsy founded and was the previous Director of The Writers Studio at SFU and the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive, and continues to teach in both programs. She received the City of Vancouver Mayor's Award for Literary Excellence in 2016. In 2022, an annual national prize, The VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award, was launched. Betsy has significant experience editing collections of writing, including literary anthologies (e.g., InVersions: Writing by Dykes, Queers, and Lesbians) and special issues of literary journals (e.g., The Malahat Review - Queer Perspectives Issue guest editor). Read More Read Less