Education
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Magna Cum Laude, Harding University, Searcy, AR
Professional Experience
Reporter/News Editor, Weyburn (Saskatchewan) Review, 1980-1984
Writing and photography, general news, features, weekly humor column
As news editor, oversaw staff of three reporters, copy-edited all news copy
Communications officer, Saskatchewan Science Centre, Regina, 1988-1993
Researched and wrote copy for hands-on science exhibits
Wrote advertising copy, news releases, video & radio scripts, etc.
Wrote, edited and designed a bi-monthly newsletter, Kaleidoscope
Freelance writer/editor, 1993-present
Adult novels:
Lost in Translation (DAW Books)
Marseguro (DAW Books)
Terra Insegura (DAW Books)
Magebane (DAW Books), written as Lee Arthur Chane
Right to Know (Bundoran Press; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
Falcon’s Egg (Bundoran Press; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
The Cityborn (DAW Books)
Worldshaper (DAW Books)
Master of the World (DAW Books)
The Moonlit World (DAW Books)
Assignment: Avalon (Shadowpaw Press, written as Eddie Willett)
Young adult novels:
Soulworm (Royal Fireworks Press)
The Dark Unicorn (Royal Fireworks Press)
Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star (Roussan Publishers; reissued by Shadowpaw Press))
Andy Nebula: Double Trouble (Ebook)
Spirit Singer (Tyche Books)
The Haunted Horn (CreateSpace)
The Chosen (CreateSpace)
The Masks of Aygrima: Masks (DAW Books), written as E.C. Blake
The Masks of Aygrima: Shadows (DAW Books), written as E.C. Blake
The Masks of Aygrima: Faces (DAW Books), written as E.C. Blake
The Shards of Excalibur: Song of the Sword (Coteau Books; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
The Shards of Excalibur: Twist of the Blade (Coteau Books; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
The Shards of Excalibur: The Lake in the Clouds (Coteau Books; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
The Shards of Excalibur: Cave Beneath the Sea (Coteau Books; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
The Shards of Excalibur: Door into Faerie (Coteau Books; reissued by Shadowpaw Press)
Blue Fire (Shadowpaw Press), written as E.C. Blake
Poetry Collection:
I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust (Your Nickel’s Worth Press)
Short Story Collection:
Paths to the Stars: Twenty-Two Fantastical Tales of Imagination (Shadowpaw Press)
Anthologies Edited:
Shapers of Worlds (Shadowpaw Press)
Shapers of Worlds Volume II (Shadowpaw Press)
Plays Produced:
Idaho Bill (Crocus 80 Theatre, Weyburn)
Circle the Crops (Crocus 80 Theatre, Weyburn)
As Time Goes By: A Love Story with Music and Ghosts (Regina Lyric Musical Theatre)
The Music Shoppe (Regina Lyric Musical Theatre)
Adult non-fiction books:
Genetics Demystified (McGraw-Hill)
A Safe and Prosperous Future: 100 Years of Engineering and Geoscience Achievements in Saskatchewan (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan)
Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw (Red Deer Press)
Land Surveying in Saskatchewan: Laying the Groundwork for Property Rights and Development (Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association)
Fertile Ground, 50th anniversary history book of the Saskatchewan Mining Association
We Don’t Do It For the Brass, 50th anniversary history book of the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s Emergency Response Mine Rescue Skills Competition
How We Saw It: Interpreting Earth from Air and Space, a history of J.D. Mollard and Associates
Children’s/Young Adult science books:
Disease-Hunting Scientists (Enslow Publishers)
Neon (Rosen Publishing)
Magnesium (Rosen Publishing)
The Basics of Quantum Physics: The Photovoltaic Effect and Line Spectra (Rosen Publishing)
Meningitis (Enslow Publishers)
Arthritis (Enslow Publishers)
Hemophilia (Enslow Publishers)
Alzheimer’s Disease (Enslow Publishers)
Ebola Virus (Enslow Publishers)
Careers in Outer Space: New Business Opportunities (Rosen Publishing Group)
Comets, Stardust & Supernovas: The Science of Space (Raintree/Steck Vaughan)
Children’s/Young Adult biographies:
J. R. R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds (Enslow Publishers), VOYA
Ayatollah Khomeini (Rosen Publishing Group)
Orson Scott Card: Architect of Alternate Worlds (Enslow Publishers)
Jimi Hendrix: Kiss the Sky (Enslow Publishers)
Janis Joplin: Take Another Little Piece of My Heart (Enslow Publishers)
Andy Warhol: Everyone Will be Famous for 15 Minutes (Enslow Publishers)
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black (Enslow Publishers)
Something About the Author: Kiera Cass (Rosen Publishing Group)
Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany (Focus Readers)
Children’s miscellaneous nonfiction:
The Library of Emergency Preparedness: Fires and Wildfires (Rosen Publishing Group)
Skateboarding (Rosen Publishing Group)
Rock Climbing (Rosen Publishing Group)
The Iran-Iraq War (Rosen Publishing Group)
Exercise Addiction (Rosen Publishing Group)
Negative Body Image (Rosen Publishing Group)
Incredibly Disgusting Drugs: Speed (Rosen Publishing Group)
Using Digital Design Tools (Rosen Publishing Group)
The Adventures of Michael & Mia: Stewards of the Land (Agriculture in the Classroom)
Becoming a Mason (Rosen Publishing Group)
Computer books (author, co-author or contributor):
Using Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95
Using Microsoft Publisher 97 (Que)
Using PowerPoint 97 (Que)
Special Edition Using PowerPoint 97 (Que)
America Online’s Creating Cool Web Pages (John Wiley & Sons)
Your Official America Online Guide to Creating Cool Web Pages (John Wiley & Sons)
Your Official America Online Guide to Internet Safety (John Wiley & Sons)
The Internet Bible (John Wiley & Sons)
The Microsoft Office 2000 Bible (John Wiley & Sons)
The Microsoft Office XP Bible (John Wiley & Sons)
The Microsoft Office 2003 Bible (John Wiley & Sons)
The AOL Bible (John Wiley & Sons)
Cliffnotes Creating Documents with Word 2000 (John Wiley & Sons)
Teach Yourself Microsoft Publisher 2000 (John Wiley & Sons)
Picture This! Fun & Easy Photo Projects (AOL Press)
Miscellaneous:
Former Editor, Fine Lifestyles Regina and Fine Lifestyles Saskatoon
Weekly science column ran for 20 years in various newspapers, including the Regina Leader Post
Regular science spot on CBC Radio One Saskatchewan’s Afternoon Edition for 17 years
Bi-weekly column on the World Wide Web, CBC Radio One Saskatchewan’s Afternoon Edition, six months
Regular science guest for several years on CBC TV’s national program What on Earth
Freelance writing for magazines, businesses, government
Scriptwriting (Western Outlander, a 13-part wildlife TV series; a variety of other programs), radio and TV ads; Cyberbia segment of CBC-TV series Utopia Cafe
Research and writing for new exhibits at the Saskatchewan Science Centre
Narration for two Regina Symphony Orchestra concerts, Movie Music and The Merry Widow
Six months (contract position), head of advertising creative writing, Regina Leader Post
Four months (contract position), public affairs officer, City of Regina
Science fiction short stories sold to magazines such as Transversions, On Spec and Artemis
One-act plays produced and/or workshopped locally
Instructor, Sage Hill Teen Writing Experience (Regina), 2005-2007
Instructor, Writing Speculative Fiction, University of Regina Business Education Centre, 2010
Editor, Windscript, Saskatchewan Writers Guild (two issues)
Guest Editor, Grain Magazine, Saskatchewan Writers Guild (two issues)
Fiction Editor, Spring Magazine, Saskatchewan Writers Guild (two isssues)
Writer-in-Residence, Regina Public Library, 2010-2011
Writer-in-Residence, Saskatoon Public Library, 2019-2020
Freelance Copy Editor, Proofreader, Developmental Editor, FriesenPress
Host, The Worldshapers podcast, www.theworldshapers.com
Three-time mentor, Saskatchewan Writers Guild Mentorship Program
Awards
Marseguro won the 2009 Prix Aurora Award (Canada’s top award for science fiction or fantasy) for Best Long-Form Work in English
Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw won the City of Regina Heritage Award
Spirit Singer won the Regina Book Award, for best book by a Regina writer, at the 2002 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Ebola Virus named one of 2004’s Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 by The National Science Teachers Association & The Children’s Book Council
Terra Insegura on final ballot for 2010 Prix Aurora Award
Soulworm shortlisted for the 1997 Brenda MacDonald Riches First Book Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards
The Dark Unicorn shortlisted for 1999 Saskatchewan Book Award for children’s literature
Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star nominated for 2001 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award & named to Canadian Children’s Book Centres’ Our Choice list
Short story “Je Me Souviens” (Artemis, Summer 2002) received an honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds shortlisted for 2004 Saskatchewan Book Award for children’s literature and named to the VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) 10th annual nonfiction Honor List.
Magebane shortlisted for Regina Book Award, Saskatchewan book Awards, 2011
Masks shortlisted for Young Adult Literature and Regina Book Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2015
Song of the Sword long-listed for Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Young Adult Category
Twist of the Blade finalist for Aurora Award for Best Young Adult Novel, 2015
Door into Faerie finalist for Aurora Award for Best Young Adult Novel, 2018
The Cityborn shortlisted for Regina Book Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2018
Paths to the Stars shortlisted for Regina Book Award and Fiction Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2019
Worldshaper long-listed for Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Young Adult Category, 2019
The Worldshapers podcast won the Aurora Award for Best Fan Related Work, 2019
Master of the World long-listed for Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Young Adult Category, 2020
Master of the World shortlisted for Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2020
The Worldshapers podcast shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Fan Related Work, 2020
The Moonlit World shortlisted for the Regina Book Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2021