Mindshadows

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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 fourth novel, which is Book 2 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.

As a public service, she has also created a website designed to preserve and document social history. Please see InMyLife.ca for more information.

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.

NEW! - Read Gabriele's first published short story online
Mrs. Beresford's Disgrace

A Place To Call home
A Place To Call Home

The Summer Before The Storm
The Summer Before The Storm

Moon Hall
Moon Hall

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Copyright © 2008 Gabriele Wills, Photos Copyright © 2008 Melanie Wills