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FORT McMURRAY, Alta. / May 1, 2025 — Author Therese Greenwood has been named a Finalist for the prestigious 2025 Award of Excellence for Best Short Story from the Crime Writers of Canada. It is Greenwood’s fourth nomination for Canada’s top mystery writing prize. Greenwood’s 2025 nomination is for “Hatchcheck Bingo,” a women-centred story set in the Prohibition era. “On one level, it’s a story about clever women stuck in a dead-end job,” said Fort McMurray's Greenwood. “It also explores ...

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. / Oct 22, 2020 — A memoir of the Fort McMurray wildfire has made the shortlist for the upcoming Alberta Reads Book Club. What You Take With You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home by local author Therese Greenwood is one of six books to make the shortlist for the online book club’s November-December selection. On Saturday, Greenwood was honoured with Award for Excellence in Literary Arts by Arts Council Wood Buffalo at its annual “Buffy” awards ...

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. / June 22, 2020 — A memoir by Wood Buffalo author Therese Greenwood is a Finalist for the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards from The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA). Nominated in the Trade Non-fiction category, What You Take With You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home was published by the University of Alberta Press. An eyewitness account of the Fort McMurray wildfire and evacuation, the book is also about the physical and emotional artifacts we ...