Cathleen With (born 1967) is a Canadian writer and author. Skids, her short story collection about Vancouver street kids from the Davie Village to the Downtown Eastside, was shortlisted for the 2007 Relit Awards. She was also shortlisted for the 2005 Western Magazine Award for her story “Carny”, which was featured in Humanist Perspectives. Her work has been published in several literary journals, including The Antigonish Review, Grain and Fireweed. While she is best known for her short stories, her first novel Having Faith in the Polar Girls’ Prison was published with Penguin Canada in 2009 and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. She is represented by Denise Bukowski of The Bukowski Agency.
| Cathleen With | |
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| Occupation | Novelist, teacher |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | MFA in Creative Writing from UBC Creative Writing Program |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Genres | non-fiction, literary fiction, book reviews, screenplays |
| Notable work(s) | Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison (novel) (2009) skids (short stories) (2006) |
| Notable award(s) | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2010 |
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www.cathleenwith.com |
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Though her work is fiction, many of the stories in Skids are based on her friends’ voices, some now gone, and her own experiences battling addictions and depression in her youth. Cathleen has also trained as a learning assistance, drama in education and English teacher, and enjoys working one on one with alternative youth who have trouble adapting to the public school system. She is currently a part-time special education teacher in Vancouver, and also travels to Seoul to teach writing to children.