Elizabeth J. Haynes

Elizabeth J. Haynes juggled a career in Speech-Language Pathology with a passion for writing and a lifelong case of wanderlust. Now retired, she writes memoir, fiction, and poetry, and continues to explore the globe. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, most recently You Look Good for your Age (University of Alberta Press). Her short fiction collection, Speak Mandarin not Dialect (Thistledown Press), was an Alberta Book Award finalist. She has won the Jon Whyte Memorial Essay, a Western Magazine Award and the American Heart Association Award for fiction. Her first novel, The Errant Husband, was published in 2021 (Radiant Press). She served as writer in residence for the Calgary Public Library in 2023. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.