Joelene Heathcote received a B.A. in English and writing from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo and an M.F.A in writing from the University of British Columbia.

DATE OF BIRTH: 05/07/75

PLACE OF BIRTH: Nanaimo, BC

ARRIVAL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: na

ANCESTRAL BACKGROUND: Irish/Welsh

EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: teacher

AWARDS: A 2003 National Magazine Award for experimental non-fiction, THIS Magazine's Great Canadian Literary Hunt, THIS Magazine's 3rd Annual Best New Writer Prize, ARC Magazine's Poem of the Year Award, M Award, Acorn-Livesay Award, CPA Prize, Ray Burrell Award

BOOKS:

What's Between Us Can't Be Heard (Ekstasis Editions, 2002)

[BCBW 2004] "Fiction"