I was thrilled to lead a Jane's Walk called Writing the City this weekend. We explored a few blocks of downtown Calgary through the eyes of writers. We talked about the way writers have brought Calgary to life on the page, and what their stories tell us about the city.

Here is a list of the works we talked about on the walk:

Maxwell Bates, Far-Away Flags (1964)

Katherine Govier, Between Men (1987)

Lori Hahnel, Love Minus Zero (2008)

Barb Howard, Whipstock (2001)

Robert Kroetsch, Alibi (1983)

Lisa L. Moore, “Cold Garden,” Ostrich Review 6.2 (2015)

Aritha van Herk, Restlessness (1998)

Here are a few more Calgary stories and resources you might like to check out:

Edna Alford, “Half Past Eight,” Alberta Bound (1986)

Brian Brennan, The Calgary Public Library: Inspiring Life Stories since 1912 (2012)

Sandra Djwa, Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page (2012)

Dymphny Dronyk & Kris Demeanor, The Calgary Project: A City Map in Verse and Visual (2014)

Caroline Russell-King, The Palliser Suite (2014)

Harry Sanders, Historic Walks of Calgary (2005)

Donald B. Smith, Calgary’s Grand Story: The Making of a Prairie Metropolis from the Viewpoint of Two Heritage Buildings (2005)

Kathleen Snow, Maxwell Bates: Biography of An Artist

Aritha van Herk, “Our Odysseus,” Alberta Views (Dec 2010)

Aritha van Herk & George Webber, In This Place: Calgary 2004-2011 (2011)

I am always looking for stories and poems set in Calgary. Please let me know what you find!