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Shirlee Smith Matheson has lived in all four Western provinces, and presently makes her home in Calgary.
Her nonfiction books bring to life stories of real Canadians - pilots and priests, explorers and engineers, bushmen and prospectors.
Her historical teen novels reflect the excitement of phenomenal journeys and major Canadian missions, and introduce readers to very odd places that really existed once upon a time. Her contemporary teen novels are also guaranteed to excite young readers everywhere.
News June 2011
Shirlee, Bill and dogs follow their hearts adventuring in Peace River Country: http://www.rvwest.com/journeys/Following_their_hearts/. To read full article by Kali Love, with photographs, download Following their hearts
Jailbird Kid, ISBN-10: 1554887046, ISBN-13: 9781554887040, a teen novel by Shirlee Smith Matheson, is published by The Dundurn Group, Toronto. "Angela Wroboski has recently moved with her mother from their small hometown into the city to rid them of a dark past. Now Angela must deal with the fact that her home will be anything but "normal". Her dad, the infamous Nick "The Weasel" Wroboski, is being released from prison on June 5th - Angela's 15th birthday." Jailbird Kid
May 2010
Country Roads, ISBN 9781551097596, Shirlee's story "Valley Girl" appears in this anthology, published by Nimbus Press - 288 pages $19.95.
"Honest Brave Tales from just plain folks . . . a compelling new anthology that pulls together 34 engaging stories . . . that highlight the shared experiences of rural life. Some entries are only a few pages, flashes of memory filled with meaning. Former Manitoban Shirlee Smith Matheson eloquently writes of her childhood near Riding Mountain National Park, sharing short but evocative stories and family and loss."
— Julie Kentner, Winnipeg Free Press, June 19, 2010
Amazing Flights and Flyers, ISBN 978-1-897181-29-4, Frontenac House Publishers, Calgary."The latest in Shirlee Smith Matheson's popular Canadian aviation stories, Amazing Flights and Flyers, is a fascinating collection of adventures ranging from aerial hijackings to secret Nazi weather stations in Labrador, from the missions of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association to an incredible aerial rescue expedition in the Antarctic. Every story is different, every story is astonishing, and every story is completely true!" — more
Left: Shirlee with Dave Scollard, Frontenac House, with the first copy of Amazing Flights and Flyers
View a video of Shirlee talking about her writing at www.wiredforwords.com — Select Featured Authors - Shirlee is the November 2006 Author of the month
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Enjoying a musical evening in Hudson's Hope, BC, August 2011.
L to R: Colleen on stand-up bass, June on dulcimer, Ed on guitar, Shirlee on mandolin, Bill on guitar.
WordsWorth Writing Camp 2011.
June 1-11, 2010: Shirlee's Northern tour - Peace River and Grande Prairie AB, to Fort Nelson BC
Shirlee is welcomed to Fort Nelson, BC.
Author reading — 7 pm Tuesday, June 1, Peace River. Featuring many northern aviation stories, including "The Murphys of Musk Ox Lake," the story of Peace River resident Neill Murphy (right), who was in attendance (from Shirlee's newly released book, Amazing Flights and Flyers)
Thursday, June 10, Shirlee gave readings/workshops to First Nations Reserve, Prophet River - Shirlee with Elders
Shirlee at Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival 2011
Shirlee is listed In Silhouette: Profiles of Alberta Writers in the on-line Alberta Writers Directory which is found on the Frontenac House website - to read her extended bio go to http://frontenachouse.com/alberta_writers/details/shirlee_smith_matheson/
This is the rest of the story from which the banner photo was created.
Shirlee, on location at Fort Nelson Museum meets Marl Brown, founder and creator of the museum and therefore a wonderful source for her research.
reunion 2011 - Shirlee, Mavis and Marl Brown
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