Kelly S. Thompson

  I have been honoured to be given the gift of a two week residency at the Leighton Artist Colony, part of the Banff Centre in Alberta. Here, I’ve been assigned a studio (Henriquez Studio #3, also known as “The Boat) in which to write, create and be inspired. The Henriquez Studio is just one […]

I am proud to announce that I am the latest addition to the Room Magazine Editorial Collective, a group of volunteers that seeks to publish writing by and about women. I have long been an admirer of Room and look forward to working with such an amazing group of artistic, creative and educated women to

My latest article has appeared in the November/December issue of WestCoast Families magazine, an excellent publication for families on the lower mainland. The article highlights hidden gem activities in the Vancouver area…some of them are even free! You can read the article here: WestCoast Families

I’m so honoured to be shortlisted for Room Magazine’s non fiction prize. Room magazine publishes work about women and by women, allowing them an opportunity to explore their creativity. I’m excited to be a part of it with my latest short story. http://www.roommagazine.com/news/room-contest

In honour of Remembrance Day, please take a moment to read my article for the Tyee about what it takes to make a soldier and a veteran. This is a hard time for year for all soldiers and veterans and I am proud to be part of their group. You Might Be Surprised Who Is

Kelly is now a member of the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society, which strives to support Canadian creative nonfiction. Nonfiction can be a wide variety of things including memoir, personal essay, biography, travel, history, etc. You can find out more information on the collective at their website.

I am so excited to announce that I have been awarded a two week independent residency at the Leighton Artists’ Colony at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. It’s long been a dream of mine to go…who wouldn’t want a two week time to spend on writing, writing and some more writing? The application process

Kelly has been named the 2013 winner of the Barbara Novak Writing Award for Excellence in Personal Essay or Humour Writing. Kelly won the award for her essay, “We Are a (Military) Family,” which appeared in the Heritage House book Embedded on the Home Front: Where Civilian and Military Lives Converge. The award is given each

Recently, Embedded on the Home Front: Where military and civilian lives converge, was nominated for a CBC Bookie Box of Tissues Award, the book most likely to make you cry! The book was published by Heritage House Press in fall, 2012 and featured essays by those who experienced military life on the home front perspective.

My essay “We Are a (Military) Family” appeared in Embedded on the Home Front: Where military and civilian lives converge, published by Heritage House Press in September of 2012. The book has been nominated for a CBC Bookie Award in the category of “Box of Tissues Award for the Book That Made You Sob Uncontrollably.”