About The Author: Gabriele Wills
Born in
Germany, Gabriele emigrated to Canada as a young child. She is a graduate of
the University of Toronto, with an honours B.Sc. and a B.Ed. in the social
sciences and English. As an educator with librarianship qualifications, she has
taught in secondary, elementary, and private schools, and worked as a literacy
coordinator for two newspapers. She has produced brochures, newsletters, copy,
ads, reports, and numerous newspaper articles for many organizations and
businesses. For 10 years she operated a part-time website design business.
Gabriele's
real love is writing fiction. She is currently working on her fifth novel,
which is Book 3 in "The Muskoka Novels" series.
Her first
short story, "Mrs. Beresford's Disgrace", won an
Honourable Mention in the Canadian Authors Association short story contest, and
appears in the Winners' Circle 5 Anthology. In the fall of 2001, she
produced a feature, nominated for an award, on CBC Radio's "Outfront".
Gabriele has
been an active volunteer in her community, particularly in helping to preserve
its heritage. She is a founding member of the
Independent Authors &
Illustrators of Canada (IAIC), and has created and maintains a website for
the association.
Gabriele shares some of her research on the The Great War
(for the first two "Muskoka Novels") on the website
4YearsofWW1.
Find out
about the upcoming documentary, Not Quite Famous - the story of a
struggling writer. Follow Gabriele through Muskoka, Flanders Fields, museums,
and the highs and lows of writing and publishing. Visit
Double Helix
Creations for more info.
