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Sandra Bunting

 

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First name
Sandra
Last name
Bunting
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Burnt Church
 

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Biography
Sandra Bunting writes poetry, fiction, non-fiction and journalistic articles. In 2012 she was awarded a Glenna Luschei award for poetry through the ‘Prairie Schooner,’ University of Nebraska. She was runner-up for the 2006 Welsh Cinnamon Press First Novel Competition and was a finalist at the 2009 Irish Digital Media Awards for her blog, Writing a Novel Online.

Sandra grew up in Miramichi, and was awarded a BA in Radio and Television Arts from The Metropolitan Toronto University, and an MA in Writing from the University of Galway, Ireland. After working for CBC News in Toronto, she moved to Europe and lived in the north of France, Madrid, Dublin and Galway. She returned to Canada in 2011.

In her academic career, Sandra gave poetry seminars at the University of Galway, where she set up and managed the Academic Writing Centre. She also taught English as a Second Language and was involved in Teacher Training.

Sandra is currently on the editorial board of the Galway-based literary magazine, Crannóg, and has set up her own small publishing endeavour, Gaelóg Press, to provide editing and writing services. She is a member of the Galway Writers’ Workshop, Women Who Write- Barachois and Words on Water Miramichi. She presently serves as secretary on the board of the WFNB.
Publications
Autumn, Winter, Spring Paths (anthology) The Seasonal Collective
Lesser Spotted, (poetry) Gaelog Press
Everything in this House Breaks (Short Fiction) Gaelog Press
The Effect of Frost on Sothern Vines (Short Fiction) Gaelog Press
Identified in Trees (poetry), Marram Press
Claddagh: Stories from the Water’s Edge (non-fiction, cowritten with Pieperhoff and Diskin), History Press, Dublin
Genres
  • Childrens
  • Creative non-fiction
  • Editing
  • Fiction
  • Journalism
  • Non-Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
 

Roles

Board Title
Secretary

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