Fred Stenson (writer)

Frederick "Fred" Stenson (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of historical fiction and nonfiction relating to the Canadian West.[1]

In addition to his published work, Stenson has been a faculty member at The Banff Centre, where he has directed the Wired Writing Studio for eleven years. He is also a documentary film writer, with over 140 credits. He writes a regular wit column for Alberta Views Magazine. His 2000 novel The Trade was shortlisted for Canada's Giller Prize. Both The Trade and his 2003 novel Lightning won the Grant MacEwan Author's Prize for best Alberta book of the year. His 2008 novel The Great Karoo was nominated for the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Fiction and was a nominee for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean).

Stenson was raised on a farm and cattle ranch in the Waterton region of southwest Alberta. He is married to the poet Pamela Banting and lives in Cochrane, Alberta. His son Ted is a film director, whose feature debut Events Transpiring Before, During and After a High School Basketball Game was released in 2020.[2]

Bibliography

  • Lonesome Hero - 1974[3]
  • Rocky Mountain House - 1985[4]
  • Waste to Wealth - 1985[5]
  • Last One Home - 1988[6]
  • Working Without a Laugh Track - 1990[7]
  • The Story of Calgary - 1994[8]
  • Teeth - 1994[9]
  • RCMP: The March West - 1999[10]
  • The Last Stack - 2000
  • The Trade - 2000[11]
  • Lightning - 2003[12]
  • Thing Feigned or Imagined - 2003[13]
  • The Great Karoo - 2008[14]
  • Who by Fire – 2014[15]

References

  1. ↑ J. G. Johansen, "Fred Stenson". The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 17, 2007.
  2. ↑ Eric Volmers, "Calgary filmmaker Ted Stenson heads back to school with Andrew Phung for indie debut". Calgary Herald, August 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dobbs, Kildare (1974-10-05). "Three writers and one novel. And the winner is a runner up. Unofficially of course". The Globe and Mail. p. 35. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Heward, Burt (1985-12-07). "Travel to Africa in armchair". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 122. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Jaremko, Gordon (1985-07-21). "'Perpetual fires' foretold gas wealth". Calgary Herald. p. 34. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Ladd, Jennifer (1988-11-05). "Novel searches for voice of Alberta". Edmonton Journal. p. 43. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Williamson, David (1990-11-10). "A medicine for nihilism". The Globe and Mail. p. 55. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ McGoogan, Ken (1994-04-30). "Free enterprise was spirit that forged city". Calgary Herald. p. D6. ISSN 0828-1815. ProQuest 244302076.
  9. ↑ Kimberly, Todd (1994-10-12). "Author scores with 'Teeth'". Calgary Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Blakey, Bob (1999-07-31). "The March West highlights RCMP history". Calgary Herald. p. 118. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Marchand, Philip (2000-12-17). "How the West was won". The Toronto Star. p. 65. Retrieved 2026-08-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Shedden, Lee (2003-09-20). "Novel evokes old-west Alberta". Calgary Herald. p. ES11. ISSN 0828-1815. ProQuest 245106973 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Martin, Sandra (2003-03-01). "Dispatches from the literary front lines". The Globe and Mail. p. D.6. ISSN 0319-0714. ProQuest 384055416.
  14. ↑ Dobbs, Kildare (2008-11-15). "Free spirit or dimwit?". National Post. p. WP.18. ISSN 1486-8008. ProQuest 330676903.
  15. ↑ Ganshorn, Heather (October 2015). "Who By Fire". Resource Links. Vol. 21, no. 1. p. 62. ISSN 1201-7647. ProQuest 1731558894.
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