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.
