Sharon Butala has spent her life in Saskatchewan, the last thirty years on a cattle ranch in the southwest. She is the author of sixteen books - six fiction and seven non-fiction - as well as five plays, many articles and essays, and even some poetry. Her 1994 memoir, The Perfection of the Morning, spent over a year on the Canadian bestseller list. She is the 1998 recipient of the Marian Engel Prize among a number of other awards and prizes. She is an Officer in The Order of Canada.
In 1996 she and her now deceased husband Peter, arranged for The Nature Conservancy of Canada to take over the Butala Ranch to become the Old Man On His Back Prairie and Heritage Area.
Her latest book is The Girl in Saskatoon: A Meditation on Memory and Murder, Harper Collins Canada, 2008.
Events featuring Sharon Butala:
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1.Workshop (Memoir Writing). This workshop is being offered twice. 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 18 (Location T.B.A) and Saturday, July 19, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Resource Room, Community School. * Please note that both the Friday and Saturday sessions are sold out.
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2.Solo Session 4:30 – 5:30 Saturday, July 19 at the Back Hall.
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3.Literary Cabaret (Leaving Patriarchy’s Brutal Legacy with Host Sheryl MacKay, also featuring Maggie de Vries and Calvin Sandborn) 11:15 am – 1:15 pm Sunday, July 20 at the Community Hall.
