Heather Spears

Heather Spears, a Life member of the League of Canadian Poets, was born in Vancouver and educated at the Vancouver School of art and the University of British Columbia. A visual artist as well as a writer, she draws for newspapers and in the courtroom, and is known for her drawings of critically ill children and newborns. She returns frequently to Canada to read, teach and exhibit. She lives in Denmark.

Awards
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award, 1986, 1988, 2002.
Governor General's Award for Poetry, 1989.
CBC Radio Literary Competition, first prize, poetry, 1991.

Selected Publications
Drawings from the Newborn (drawings and poems) (BenSimon Publications, 1986) ISBN 0-914539-02-7.
How to Read Faces. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1986).
The Word for Sand. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1988). ISBN 0-9-19897-10-X
Drawn from the Fire: Children of the Intifada (exhibition catalogue), 1989 ISBN 87-983320-7.
Human Acts. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1991).
Moonfall (fiction). (Beach Holme Publishers, 1991) ISBN 88878-306-X.
The Children of Atwar (fiction). (Beach Holme Publishers, 1993) ISBN 88878-335-3
The Taming (fiction). (Tesseracts, 1996) ISBN 1-895836-23-9.
The Panum Poems. (Ekstasis Editions, 1996) ISBN 0-921215-93-2.
Poems Selected and New. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1999) ISBN 0-919897-61-4.
Required Reading (Wolsak and Wynn, 2000) ISBN 0-919897-70-3.
The Flourish (Ekstasis, 2003/2004) ISBN 1894800362.

Selected Anthologies
Poetraits, Inside the Poem (Oxford, 1993).
Kaolonica Poems for Bosnia (Bloodaxe, 1993).
Waging Peace (Penumbra, 2001) ISBN 1894131371.

Books in Print
Spears, Heather
Drawings from the Newborn (drawings and poems). Ben Simon Publications, 1986. $49.95 ISBN: 0-914539-02-7.
How to Read Faces. Poetry (Wolsak and Wynn, 1986.) $10.00 ISBN: 0-919897-06-1.
The Word for Sand. Poetry (Wolsak and Wynn, 1988). $10.00 ISBN: 0-919897-10-X.
Drawn from the Fire: Children of the Intifada. (Drawings, exhibition catalogue), 1989 ISBN 87-983320-7.
Massacre, drawings from Jerusalem (Drawings, exhibition catalogue), 1990 ISBN 87-983320-1-5.
Human Acts. Poetry (Wolsak and Wynn, 1991). $10.00 ISBN: 0-919897-24-X.
Moonfall. Fiction (Beach Holme Publishers, 1991). $6.95 ISBN: 0-88878-306-X.
The Children of Atwar. Science Fiction (Beach Holme Publishers, 1993). $7.95 ISBN: 0-88878-335-3.
The Taming. Science Fiction (Tesseracts, 1996) ISBN 1-895836-23-9.
The Panum Poems. Poetry, Drawings (Ekstasis Editions, 1996.) $12.95 ISBN 0-921215-93-2.
Poems Selected and New. Poetry (Wolsak and Wynn, 1999). ISBN: 0-919897-61-4.

Heather Spears, Thorvaldsensvej 10, ST. 1871 Copenhagen, Denmark Fax/Tel: (45) 31 39 76 34
heather@image.dk
www.heatherspears.com