About

Sheila E. Tucker

Sheila E. Tucker is a writer, poet, graphic designer and painter. Her work has been published in anthologies, magazines, newspapers and e-zines. She recently served as editor-in-chief for an Ontario anthology of prose, visual art and poetry, and founded and hosts Poetry&Prose, a monthly literary salon in Oakville. Sheila studied English literature at the University of Toronto, and is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) and The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS). She is also in the Heliconian Club for Women in the Arts and Letters, where she is active in selection committees, book projects and author events.

Sheila arrived in Canada in 1985 and eventually settled in Toronto, where she worked for an international company for eighteen years as a professional editor and graphic designer. Prior to this, she wore many hats, including donut baker in a Welsh holiday camp; private English teacher in a Greek city; barmaid in a Spanish resort; nanny in a Belgian town; kitchen help in an Israeli kibbutz; boutique manager in a British Columbian mall; and farmhand at an English quail farm. She climbed Masada to meditate on the Roman siege, dodged bullets during the Iranian Revolution and scared off a flasher in Waterloo. Sheila thinks her next book will have to be about the adventures of working with, or around, people!

Sheila lives in Oakville with her husband, David, a retired professor and film producer, and current author. Her hobbies include gardening, painting, reading, cycling and travel.

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POETRY&PROSE

Downtown Oakville Writers Group
Enjoy discussions, readings and meeting like-minded individuals.

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SAVIS

SAVIS offers free and confidential 24/7, one-on-one crisis counselling services, with no judgment, just support.

Services can be short- or long-term in nature and are open to female-identified, male-identified and transgender people aged 14 and over who are survivors of violence, including childhood abuse.