Autor/-in: Sharon Butala

Sharon Butala is the author of twenty-two books of fiction and nonfiction, numerous essays and articles, poetry, and five produced plays. Ner first novel, Country of the Heart. , published in 1984, was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award. It was closely followed by a collection of short stories, Queen of the Headaches. , which was short-listed for the Governor General's Award. Born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Sharon graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, and taught English in her home province and in Nova Scotia. She eventually returned to Saskatchewan to live, for three decades, on the ranch belonging to her husband, Peter Butala.