ELIZA HEMINGWAY (HAWKINS)

Literary works by Eliza Hemingway

Published books:

Fiction:
SLING-BACKS, a coffee book (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2006)
LIPSTICK, a coffee book (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2006)
NUDE ON A FENCE, a collection of short stories. (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2006. Winning Finalist, Best Books in America Award, 2007)
HOW THE LION SWALLOWED THE MOON a collection of short stories (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2003)
THE BUTCHER'S DOG, an historical story based in fact (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2002)
OVERBOARD, a book of poetry (Canada: Maggie Dove 1998)

Non-fiction
HOW TO MURDER A NAKED WOMAN, an autobiography about writing (Canada: Arts Angels Publishing, 2004)
MAIZY'S SCARF, an autobiography (Canada: Sono Nis Press 1979)
NURSES, autobiographical cartoon book (England: Smith’s Publishers)

Short stories
JUNGLE TEA (England: Tonto Press, 2006)
HOW MY GRAN GOT HER MOUNTIE (2nd place winner in Canadian Writer’s Journal Competition, 2005)
COUGAR MOON (First place winner in Carillon Magazine’s short story competition, 2004)
WOO KISS (Green’s Magazine, 2004)
HOUSECALLS (Author’s Publishing)

Other:
PATIENCE AND THE WHITE KNIGHT, a medieval anachronism, written, produced, costumed and directed by Eliza (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1980)
DRAGON OR SNAKE, an essay on St. George (England: Carillon Magazine, 2004)

Awards

Best in category, Fabric Art, Iris's and Poppies with a Professional Golfer's silk ties, Silk and wool contemporary arras, Sooke Fine Arts Show, 2010
Winning finalist USA Best Book Awards, Nude on a Fence
Honorary Citizen of Victoria for her writing and art.
Most Interesting Person in Victoria, voted by Monday Magazine
The Bruce and Sydney Rainey award at the Sooke Art Festival (painting)
The Polish Peace Prize (art)

Other:
Eliza has worked with CBC Radio and acted in films and theatre. She has designed stage sets and costumes and written for newspapers

Resources:
Eliza currently has a studio in Chemainus on Vancouver Island where she mentors a writing class at the Cowichan Valley Library.
She writes a literary by-line under the heading “MY WORD” for the Chemanius Valley Courier.
Eliza was first reader at the 2007 Book Festival at the Victoria Centre for the Arts along with Rachel Wyatt. (Mz Wyatt has extensive awards, which include The Order of Canada.)
Eliza was the invited writer at the Rotherham Arts Festival, England 2004.

Eliza Hemingway (Hawkins)
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Chemainus BC
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