Angie Abdou

Angie Abdou was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Regina, Abdou pursued graduate work in English at the University of Western Ontario. She briefly lived in Calgary before moving to Fernie, BC, where she has been an instructor at the College of the Rockies.

Abdou has been speed swimming since the age of four and has competed at the Masters level. Her first book Anything Boys Can Do—a collection of short stories—was published in 2006. Abdou has also contributed to many magazines and periodicals, including Other Voices, The Harpweaver, The Windsor Review, Spring and Grain Magazine. Her latest title, The Bone Cage, was published in July 2007 and is currently in its second printing. In the fall of 2009, The Bone Cage was the featured book in the One Book One Kootenay reading campaign, an 8-week literary marathon during which the author/athlete visited 14 communities in the Kootenay region and made 15 presentations.  

For more information on Angie, please visit http://www.abdou.ca/.