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Heather Browne

 

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First name
Heather
Last name
Browne
City
Fredericton
 

Profile

Biography
Heather Browne began her professional journey after graduating from the University of New Brunswick, initially setting her sights on psychology. Instead, she found herself teaching in Oromocto, NB—an experience she fondly considers its own kind of psychology degree.

Her passion for writing took root during her teaching years, nurtured through involvement with the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick and the Maritime Writers’ Workshop. This led her to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia in the 1990s. From her thesis emerged two poetry collections, both published by small presses in New Brunswick.

Heather’s interest in fiction was also sparked during her time at UBC. Her short story collection, A Moose in the Dark, was published in 2017 by a respected independent press in Toronto.

Her current novel-in-progress, The Broken Tooth, began during a residency at the Kingsbrae International Residency for the Arts (KIRA) and was pitched at WFNB’s 2025 meeting.

Based in Fredericton, Heather leads the Writing Well series—small, in-person workshops held around a table with fellow writers. For details on fall and spring sessions, contact Kathryn Baird, Recreation and Culture: 506-260-0605 or kathryn.baird@fredericton.ca.

Education and Professional Arts Association Membership
Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, UBC, Vancouver, BC
B.A., BED. UNB, Fredericton, NB
Level 6 NB Teaching Certificate
The Writers’ Union of Canada Member 2009-2025
WFNB member and past president (1989)

Vocation
Mentoring/ Consulting in Creative Writing, 2012- 2024 Kingston, Ontario and Fredericton, NB
Designing and Instruction of Writing Well, community creative writing courses, City of Fredericton, NB. 2020 to 20245
Writer-in-Residence, Kingsbrae International Residency for the Arts, St. Andrews, NB July 4 to August 4, 2019
Instructor, Creative Writing, The Seniors Center Assoc. Kingston, On. 2006-2018
Instructor, Creative Writing, St. Lawrence College, Extension Dept. Kingston, On. 2007 – 2014
Mentoring/ Consulting 2012- 2025 Kingston, Ontario and Fredericton
Publications
Publications: Books, Anthology, Magazine

A Moose in the Dark, Wording Around Press, 2024 ISBn 978-1-777-37398-6
A Moose in the Dark, Tightrope Books, Toronto ISBN 978-1-988040-23-3. 2017
Where Water and Gravel Meet, Owl’s Head Press, Alma, NB, ISBN 0-920635-11-3, 1997
Knowledge in the Hands, Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, NB. ISBN 0-86492-180-2 1994

Black Snow Blade, Grain the journal of eclectic writing, vol 52.4 summer 2025
Lost in the Fog, Atlantic Canadian Stories, 6th Letter to Berniece, Partridge Island Publishing Inc., Nov. 2024
Monsters in the Fog, Atlantic Canadian Stories, Vol.5, 2023, Partridge Island Press
Inspired Heart for Teens, Editor Bruce Kaufmann, Melinda Cochrane Publications, Montreal, PQ, 2 poems, “licking the salt”, “Horse Speak”, Summer 2019
A Crystal Through Which Love Passes: Glossas for P.K. Page, “Saturday, Mourning a Friend’s Son” Bushekbooks, Ottawa, 2013
That Not Forgotten, Hidden Book Press, “Faith of Our Fathers”, edited by Bruce Kaufmann, Toronto 2012
Yet at a Distance, Father Poems from the Maritimes, An Anthology, Gary Burill, Editor, Borealis Press Ltd. 2008, Ottawa, Ontario
A Room at the Heart of Things, short story, 1999, Editor Beth Harvor, Vehicule Press, Quebec
Poetic Voices of the Maritimes, 1996, Selected and Edited by Allison Mitcham and Theresia Quigley, Lancelot Press, Hantsport, NS
Words out there, Women Poets in Atlantic Canada, 1999, edited by Jeanette Lynes, foreword by Gwendolyn Davies, Roseway Publishing, Lockeport, NS

The Telegraph Journal, “The Descent”, short story, Dec. 24, 2021
The Daily Gleaner, “The Descent”, short story, Dec. 24, 2021
Jam and Sand, A Canadian Arts Journal on-line, short story “Edges”, Jan. 2, 2020
The New Quarterly, Waterloo, short story “Parched” January issue,2014
The New Quarterly, Waterloo, Short story “A Moose in the Dark” Winter

Publications in: The Antigonish Review, Kingston Arts Council web page, Descant, Grain, Pottersfield Portfolio, this magazine, The Fiddlehead, Tickleace, Contemporary Verse, The Officer’s Quarterly, Prism International, Canadian Literature, Poetry Canada, The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph Journal, The League of Canadian Poets, and Canadian Women Studies dating back to 1989.
Genres
  • Childrens
  • Editing
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
 

WiSP

WISP Regions
  • East
  • South
WISP Grades
  • 5-8
  • 9-12
WISP Languages
  • English
WISP What I Offer
Heather Browne offers: a fifteen-minute reading of recent short story or poetry selections. She introduces students to her writing life and publication experiences in NB where she lives and provides a brief look at her studies in British Columbia at UBC and her residency in Ontario.
A master’s level teacher, she comes fully prepared with writing prompts and exercises designed to engage students to create on the spot using timed exercises. She welcomes discussion re publication, managing writing groups, and “tricks” to bring writing into to one’s daily experience.
She believes in developing writing as a go-to for personal development and life-time wellness. She has been practicing her field for over thirty years.
She has worked with writers at all ages and stages. Presently she leads Writing Around the Table with Heather Browne at the Fredericton North Seniors Center.
She has a curiosity for learning, and good conversation.

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