 | Keeping the Peace Colette Maitland has been writing short stories since her youngest son entered kindergarten in 1996. She has published widely in literary magazines - The Antigonish Review, Pottersfield Portfolio, Descant, Room of One's Own, The Nashwaak Review, Wascana Review, The Prairie Journal, Freefall, The Puritan, The Fiddlehead, Event and frequently in The New Quarterly . She has also collected a few first place finishes in literary competitions: The Kingston Literary Awards (1998), The WFNB Literary Competition (2006), and The CAA Niagara Branch "Ten Stories High" Short Story Competition (2007). In addition, she was a finalist for the Writers' Union of Canada 10th Annual Postcard Story Contest (2009), and in 2010, she was short-listed for the Metcalf-Rooke Award. Colette is a mother of four grown children, and grandmother to Laura and Rachel. She lives in Gananoque, ON with her husband of thirty-one years, Al Maitland. |
