Kelley Aitken

Kelley Aitken is a Canadian writer, visual artist, and art instructor.

Aitken was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and graduated from the University of Guelph with a degree in Fine Arts. Her first book, a collection of short stories entitled Love in a Warm Climate (1998),[1] was short-listed for the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book Prize.[2] Aitken co-edited, and contributed to, First Writes an anthology published in 2005.[3]

Aitken lives in Toronto, Ontario.

References

  1. ^ Sharpe, Brenda. "Love in a Warm Climate". www.sentex.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ^ Writers, Commonwealth. "Commonwealth Writers". Commonwealth Writers. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ "First Writes - publication of the Banff Centre Press". www.banffcentre.ca. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

Bibliography

  • Love in a Warm Climate. Erin, Ontario: Porcupine's Quill, 1998.
  • First Writes. Banff, Alberta: Banff Centre, 2005. (edited with Susan Goyette and Barbara Scott)


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