Veronica Gaylie
BIO
Biography

Veronica Gaylie is a writer and teacher from Vancouver.  Her literary memoir Sword Dance: A Celtic Poem was published by Exile in 2015.  Veronica's creative non-fiction essays and poems have appeared in many journals, including Geist, Grain, Room and The Poetry Review, and she’s published two books of environmental writing. A writer with over two decades of classroom teaching experience (in settings ranging from grade school to grad school) Veronica has also lead community-based eco-writing workshops in California, London, Detroit, Kenya and East Van. Veronica is currently working on an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction at King's College in Halifax where she is writing an environmental memoir about the resiliency found in nature.

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Environmental Writing; Creative Non-Fiction; Poetry; Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Sword Dance: A Celtic Poem
Publisher
Exile
Year
2015
Title
The Learning Garden: Ecology, Teaching and Transformation
Publisher
Peter Lang New York
Year
2009
Title
Roots and Research in the Urban School Garden
Publisher
Peter Lang New York
Year
2011
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
TBD
Presentation Genre
Nature Writing; Environmental Writing; Memoir; Eco-Poetry; Writing About Climate Change; Teaching Writing
Presentation Length
TBD
Presentation Description
Presentation description

The Power of Nature Stories in Changing Times

Presentation Fee(s)
TBD
Workshop details
Audience Size
7-45
Intended Audience
Writers; Students; Teachers of Writing; Teachers (cross curriculum); Environmental Groups; Gardeners
Workshop Length
45-90 minutes
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Digging into Environmental Writing

A tour of historical and new nature writing, followed by outdoor writing exercises and sharing. Genres: poetry, essay, memoir, creative non-fiction, environment.

Workshop Fee(s)
TBD
School presentation details
Audience Size
TBD
Intended Audience
Writers; Students (age 10+); Teachers; Teachers of Writing
Presentation Length
TBD
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Digging into Environmental Writing

A tour of the world of nature writing, followed by outdoor writing exercises and sharing. Genres: poetry, essay, memoir, creative non-fiction, environment.

Presentation Fee(s)
TBD
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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