User:Bianca Lakoseljac

Bianca Lakoseljac is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. She earned an Honours BA and an MA in English literature from York University, and is the recipient of the Matthew Ahern Memorial Award in Literature. Before she became a published writer, she taught communication courses at Ryerson University and Humber College.

Bianca has served as judge for various national literary contests, is past president of the Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch; a member of The Writers Union of Canada; The League of Canadian Poets; PEN Canada; Book and Periodical Council; The Algonquin Square Table (U of T) poetry group; U of T writers co-op; Ontario Poetry Association; Writers and Editors, among others.

Books in Print: Lakoseljac, Bianca

Summer of the Dancing Bear, a novel that explores the “rite of passage” of a fourteen year old girl befriended by a Gypsy clan, set in the former Yugoslavia. Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2012.

Bridge in the Rain, a collection of stories linked by an inscription on a bench in Toronto’s High Park. Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2010.

Memoirs of a Praying Mantis, a collection of poetry addressing environmental issues, legends of High Park, and horrors of wars. Turtle Moons Press, Ottawa, 2009.

Selected Journals and Anthologies:

Canadian Woman Studies, 2007, Inanna Publications and Education, York University. Canadian Voices, 2010, BookLand Press. Central Europe in Canada, 2010, Central European Association for Canadian Studies. Expressions, 2009, White Mountain Publication. Stumbling Through Darkness, 2006, Wingate Press. Verse Afire, 2007-2011 volumes by The Ontario Poetry Society.

www.biancalakoseljac.ca