Programmer and host for "In Other Words" on CKLN-FM for the past eight years, Susan L. Helwig grew up on a farm in the south part of Grey County. She now calls Toronto home. In addition to publication credits in many literary journals and anthologies, she won second prize in the 2001 Hart House Poetry Contest. She has worked as a church organist and Sunday School pianist, and currently sings in the alto section of the Hart House Singers at the University of Toronto. Her first collection, called Catch the Sweet, was published by Seraphim Editions of Toronto.
Awards
Canadian Authors Association - Niagara Region - poetry prize, 1998.
Hart House Poetry Contest (2nd Prize), 2001.
Selected Publications
Catch the Sweet. (Seraphim Editions, 2001) ISBN 0-9699639-9-8.
Pink Purse Girl (Wolsak and Wynn) ISBN 1-894987-14-4
Selected Anthologies
The Last Word. (Insomniac Press, 1995).
That Sign of Perfection. (Black Moss Press, 1995).
The Common Sky. (Three Squares Press, 2003) ISBN 0-9732578-0-6.
Books in Print
Helwig, Susan L.
Catch the Sweet. (Seraphim Editions, 2001) ISBN 0-9699639-9-8, $14.95.
Pink Purse Girl (Wolsak and Wynn) ISBN 1-894987-14-4
Susan L. Helwig, 1004 Logan Avenue, Toronto, ON M4K 3E5, 416-465-7996.
shelwig@casselsbrock.com
phone: 416-465-7996
Programmer and host for "In Other Words" on CKLN-FM, Susan L. Helwig grew up on a farm in Grey County. She now calls Toronto home. In addition to publication credits in many literary journals and anthologies, she was awarded second prize in the 2001 Hart House Poetry Contest. She has worked as a church organist and Sunday School pianist, and currently sings alto in the Hart House Singers at the University of Toronto. Her first collection, called Catch the Sweet, was published by Seraphim Editions.
Grade Levels: 7 - OAC
Fees: standard
Classroom Approach:
Helwig will read from her own work to discuss the creative process, including sources of inspiration, the drafting and re-drafting of poems and struggles to find just the right format, i.e. prose poems versus so-called free verse. She is particularly keen on working with rural students, as that is her background.