Aritha van Herk

Aritha van Herk is an award-winning Canadian writer whose work has been acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Her books include "Judith", "The Tent Peg", "No Fixed Address", "Places Far From Ellesmere", "Restlessness", "In Visible Ink", "A Frozen Tongue" and "Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta". She first worked with George Webber on the photography book "In This Place" and wrote the accompanying essay for "Prairie Gothic" (RMB, 2012). She is a member of the Royal Society of...See more

Aritha van Herk is an award-winning Canadian writer whose work has been acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Her books include "Judith", "The Tent Peg", "No Fixed Address", "Places Far From Ellesmere", "Restlessness", "In Visible Ink", "A Frozen Tongue" and "Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta". She first worked with George Webber on the photography book "In This Place" and wrote the accompanying essay for "Prairie Gothic" (RMB, 2012). She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and a professor of Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Calgary. Aritha lives in Calgary, Alberta. See less