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WANL Board of directors 2009-10Executive officers
Gemma Schlamp-Hickey, PresidentGemma Schlamp-Hickey was born with a fire in her belly. This St. John's native is a real go-getter. She has a passion for people and a vision for change, which is the driving force behind all of her work. While completing her B.A. from Memorial University, she was heavily involved in campus activism. Upon graduation, she took up a number of causes, but is best known for her involvement in getting same-sex marriage legalized across the country. She and her spouse, Wendolyn, live in St. John's. When she is not trying to change the world, she writes poetry to change hearts. 
Milan Parab, Vice PresidentMilan Parab is an English teacher and writer from St. John's. He has been on the road teaching in St. Anthony and Corner Brook for the past five years. He has had his work published in the literary publications The Antigonish Review, The Fiddlehead, Lichen, The Prairie Journal, Twig, and With an Image of Grace. As well, he was a participant in the 2008 Emerging Writers' Mentorship Program. He also managed and edited the now defunct literary magazine Signal, and adjudicated for The Dan Sullivan Memorial Poetry Contest, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards, and The Relit Awards (Novel Division). 
Camille Fouillard, TreasurerCamille Fouillard writes, researches, and facilitates. She holds degrees in music, education and journalism, and boasts a trove of experience in social justice and community development work. She has edited an Innu newspaper and several books, including It's Like the Legend: Innu Women's Voices (Gynergy, 2000), and has contributed to an anthology and several publications, including The Antigonish Review. She received the Larry Jackson Writers Award in 2002, and has been runner-up in the Writers' Union of Canada and NL Arts and Letters Competition. Between the jigs and the reels, and mothering Esmée and Léo, she is working on a book of short fiction...or is it a novel? 
Wanda Nolan, SecretaryWanda Nolan writes fiction, poetry and screenplays. She won the 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters competition in the best dramatic script category for her short film Four Sisters. The film will be released in the Summer of 2010. Directors
Chad Pelley, Youth LiaisonChad is an award-winning writer from St. John's. His debut novel, Away from Everywhere, was published in October of 2009 by Breakwater Books. His stories "Subtle Differences" and "How Far is Nowhere?" are featured in The Cuffer Anthology, and most recently, "Holes to China" won the 2009 Cuffer Prize. He also runs http://www.saltyink.com/. He enjoys writing fiction and music, most red wines, photography, cataloguing his MP3 collection, and everything about books. 
Norma Jean House, Western/LabradorNorma Jean House was born in Weston, Ontario, where she met her husband. They married in 1970 and had two sons. She has resided in Bellburns, Newfoundland and Labrador, for more than 30 years and served as Mayor of Bellburns for the last five. She writes for The Northern Pen as a freelance columnist and is a member of the Page One writers group in Deer Lake. She also writes poetry and short stories and has completed a romance novel. Norma Jean has served on the board as the Western/Labrador representative for several years. 
Philip Patey, Central/BurinPhilip Patey spends most of his time writing when he is not tending perennial flowers and volunteering with several community and provincial organizations. He has read his poetry at the Eric's Time venue of the March Hare, is a member of Scribblers' Ink, a Gander-based writers' group, and has served on the WANL Board as the Central/Burin representative for several years. 
Denise Flint, St. John's/AvalonThis is Denise Flint's third year on the board of WANL and she hopes that this is the one where she finally figures out what's going on. Originally from southern Ontario her peripatetic life has most recently washed her up on the shores of St. Philips. She spends her time working as a freelance journalist, pursuing her Master's degree and dreaming of the time when all the animals for whom she maintains a household concede that they have been adequately fed and cuddled and agree to vacate the keyboard. 
Mike Heffernan, St. John's/AvalonMike Heffernan was born and raised in St. John's. He is the author of Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster, which is being adapted for the stage. His most recent work has appeared in Our Times and Riddle Fence and been performed on CBC Radio. He is currently working on The Other Side of Midnight: Taxi Cab Stories. 
Everard (Bud) Davidge, Member-at-LargeBud Davidge received his B.A. (Ed.) at MUN in 1967 and his M.Ed. at the University of Toronto in 1974. He worked in the field of education for more than 30 years. From 1977 to 1997, he was part of the Newfoundland musical duo, SIMANI, which recorded 12 albums. Bud also released two solo recordings. His publications include The Mummers Song Children's Book (Douglas McIntyre Pub) and Songbook Of Original Newfoundland Songs (Self-published, 1996). Since 1990, he has owned and operated SWC Productions Inc., a media duplication company. He lives in English Harbour West. 
Sandy Newton, Member-at-LargeSandy Newton is a freelance writer and editor who works from her home office in downtown St. John's. She works for a wide range of clients, and particularly enjoys projects that focus on Newfoundland's natural and cultural heritage. She began "working with words" at Maclean Hunter in Toronto in the 1980s; since moving to this province in 1994 she has written for interpretive exhibits, promotional and educational products, books, magazines, and websites. She's behind the design of WORD, WANL's newsletter, and this year was very pleased to earn her first byline on the front of a book–Boulder Publication's new field guide Birds of Newfoundland, co-written with Ian Warkentin. 
Fred Armstrong, Member-at-LargeFred Armstrong was born and raised in Ottawa. After several years of travel, both in Canada and abroad, he came to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1972 and has written for the CBC, Newcap Broadcasting, The Daily News, and many other publications and outlets on a freelance basis. With the award of the one of the first WANL mentorships in 2004, Armstrong cut back on journalistic work to complete his first novel The Happiness of Fish, which was later published by Jesperson Publishing in 2007. Fred has recently submitted a draft of a second novel and has begun preliminary research on a third. He continues to work on-call as back-up producer/editor for CBC radio news and current affairs. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, in St. John's. |
WANL staff
Executive Director: Théa Morash Executive Assistant |
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The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the City of St. John's. | |
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