Natalie Appleton is an award-winning Canadian writer based in Vernon, British Columbia. A graduate of the University of Regina School of Journalism, she also holds an MA in Creative Writing (Narrative Non-fiction) from City, University of London in the UK. Before turning to fiction, Appleton worked as a journalist for newspapers across the Prairies, including the Lethbridge Herald and the Medicine Hat News.

Appleton's fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction have received numerous honours, including the Room Magazine Creative Non-fiction Contest and Prairie Fire's Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Contest. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and other international publications. In addition to her writing, she operates a boutique copywriting and public relations firm that specializes in supporting arts organizations and is active in the Okanagan literary community through the Valley Voices reading series and initiatives promoting local authors.

BOOKS:

I Have Something to Tell You (Ravenscrag Press, 2018) 9781775004400

I Want to Die in My Boots (Brindle & Glass, 2023)  9781990071270

Mad Hell-Rush of Days (NeWest Press, 2026) 9781774391440

[BCBW 2026]