Opinion and Commentary
Therese is a frequent print and on-air commentator on issues related to wildfire recovery and emergency evacuation. Her commentary has appeared across national print chains and broadcast networks. Read some of her opinion pieces here:
- New: Wildfire aftermath is a slow burn; Return home brings more trauma | Calgary Herald
- Fort Mac residents understand preparing for the worst | Calgary Herald
- It takes experiencing a disaster or two to realize that they aren’t natural | Calgary Herald
- The inevitability of wildfires — every summer, potentially every town | Calgary Herald
Other News:
Short Story Collection Features Kingston Christmas Stories
KINGSTON, Ont. / Dec. 5, 2018 – The latest book by Kingston native Therese Greenwood includes several locally set stories for the Christmas season, including one nominated for Canada’s top mystery-writing honour. “A Christmas Bauble,” set in Prohibition-era Kingston, was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story after its initial appearance in The Kingston Whig-Standard. “It is set on Princess Street in 1920s Kingston,” said Greenwood. “Given the heritage nature of the city’s downtown, it was relatively ...
Short Story Collection Explores Theme of Life Interrupted
Calgary-based Coffin Hop Press has just released the short story collection Kill As You Go from two-time Arthur Ellis Award nominee Therese Greenwood. Called “a master storyteller” and “a pure Canadian voice” for her short crime fiction, Greenwood is publishing for the first time since losing her family home in the Fort McMurray wildfire of 2016. “It was interesting to look back at the stories I wrote before the wildfire and compare them to my writing after,” said Greenwood. “It ...
