Kathleen May

Kathleen May is a writer, a lover of good communication, and a seeker of the perfect word for any occasion. She has worked and volunteered in the VAW field for over a decade, and her dream is to see every person safely housed. She about women finding themselves on their own terms. Kathleen writes literary fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, and memoir. She uses every single journal she buys - eventually.

Kathleen’s writing and community work includes:
-Shortlist for the CBC Non-Fiction Prize in 2019 for The Long Driveway
-Longlist for the CBC Fiction prize in 2020 for Northwest and Back
-serial novel Local Girl Liveblogs the Apocalypse, currently being released on Substack
-former columnist for The Doppler - She Speaks
-maintaining a popular feminist blog for 13 years
-creator/producer/host of ‘herstories’, two seasons for YourTV Cogeco
-YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Community Development and Social Activism

Kathleen finds peace in nature, especially gardening, and she is committed to habitat building with native plants. She is on the Board of Directors for the Muskoka Community Land Trust, and is working on creating a women's land co-operative in Muskoka.

Note from Kathleen:

This will be my seventh Novel Marathon, and my second time participating online. As the world was being swept by COVID, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer. My life looks very different now, as does my writing - both how and what I write. In past years, I would hunker down in a nest on the floor of the Writing Room, ploughing through the hours and racking up the wordcount, stopping only to refill my coffee or go for a short walk. Now, I happily concede to my body and work in short spurts at home. And, well, home is where the dog is.