Work
FICTION
Stories
And in the End, short story, Underground Voices Print Anthology 2013, US.
Deer Hunting, short story, Crack the Spine Print Anthology Spring 2013, US.
A Knock at the Door, short story, Monkeybicycle, US, March 2013
Impromptu, short story, Fourthirtythree (4’33”), UK, March 2013
Deer Hunting, short story, Crack the Spine, US, January 2013
The Window, short story, Splinterswerve, CAN, Fall, 2012
Into the Souk, creative-nonfiction story, Splinterswerve, CAN, Fall, 2012
Rites, short story, CBC Short Story Prize finalist, 2010
Novels
Driven, complete – unpublished
Haunted, incomplete
Awards
Finalist, CBC Short Story Prize, 2010
Fiction Editing
Fiction Editor, Splinterswerve, 2012 – 2015
Learning
Alexandra Writers Centre, 2016, 2017
David Coe Master Class, 2017
Banff Centre, 2013
Alexandra Writers Centre, 2012-2013
Gotham Writers’ Workshop, 2010-2012
Douglas Glover Master Class, 2012
Humber School for Writers, 2000
Teaching
Writer’s Circle Facilitator 2017 – Alexandra Writers Centre
Introduction to Freelance Writing – 2014 – 2017 – Alexandra Writers Centre
Introduction to Creative Writing – 2014 – 2017- Alexandra Writers Centre
Point of View Workshop – 2015, 2016 – Alexandra Writers Centre
Story Arc Workshop – 2015, 2016 – Alexandra Writers Centre
Non Fiction
Non fiction work has been published extensively in Chatelaine, Avenue magazine, The Calgary Herald, Equinox, Harrowsmith, American Airlines magazine and many other fine places. Olyn has worked as an Editor at Avenue, Avenue West, WestJet Airlines magazine, Bloom. Magazine Writing and Production Instructor, Mount Royal University. BA, Journalism, Ryerson University.