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Adele Megann is a Newfoundlander based in Halifax. Her short fiction has been published in many Canadian and US reviews and anthologies. As an active member of the writing community, Adele won several awards, emceed readings, and taught creative writing. She has given over thirty readings and interviews. Adele lived several years in Calgary, where she was part of the Pack of Liars writing workshop, and was a fiction editor of Dandelion magazine. After moving to Nova Scotia in 1999, Adele participated in Writers in the Schools throughout the province.
She has performed twice in the Playwrights in Performance Cabaret. She has written curriculum guides for Exodus Theatre Society and coordinated their school matinees. In the summer of 2005, she was awarded a grant by the Province of Nova Scotia to write a play. In addition to the literary publication credits listed here, she has also contributed several articles to an Irish magazine called Set Dancing News.
Adele's day jobs usually involve teaching. She has taught diverse subjects to children and adults, including those with disabilities. Currently, she is a music teacher. She plays several instruments and sings, usually in the context of traditional Irish music. And she once owned a candle-making business called Beesworks Chandlery.
- "Triptych: What I Learned From My Cat," Paperplates (Toronto), vol.5, no.3, 2003.
- "Thief," The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature, no.37, 2001.
- "Ophelia and Rosencrantz Discuss Censorship," Mississippi Review, vol.29, no.3, Summer 2001.
- "Claudius Looks," Mississippi Review, vol.29, no.3, Summer 2001.
- "Overlooking Cove," Gaspereau Review (Wolfville), no.8, Summer 1999.
- "Twelfth Night," La Cucina Egeriana: Time, Tastes and Tables. Indiana: Notre Dame Centre for Pastoral Liturgy, 1997.
- "Living Colour," Pottersfield Portfolio. (Halifax), vol.17, no.2, Winter 1997.
- "Living Colour," Taking Off the Tinsel. Edmonton: Rowan Books, 1996. ISBN 1-895836-19-0.
- "Spirits," Forum: Journal of the Calgary Women's Writing Project (Calgary), Fall/Winter 1995, vol.6, no.1.
- "The Saga of Mary Marie," Paperplates (Toronto), 1995 vol.2, no.3.
- "Palimpsest" (Contest Runner-up), Filling Station (Calgary), vol. 1, no. 1, 1994.
- The Missing You," Boundless Alberta. Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1993. ISBN 0-920897-41-X.
- "Les uns et les autres," Blue Buffalo (Calgary), vol. 10, no. 3, 1992.
- "Single Girl," Secrets from the Orange Couch (Edmonton), vol. 4, No. 2, Fall 1991.
Honourable Mention in Novel category, 24th Annual Atlantic Writing Competition, 2001
Recipient, Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award, 1995
First runner-up, 2-20-200 Contest, Filling Station, 1994
