Edmonton on Location: River City Chronicles

Fall 2005

Paperback 240 pages

Non-Fiction

Edmonton on Location: River City Chronicles is an innovative collection of essays, memoirs, poems, and stories by acclaimed Edmontonians. These Edmontonians represent a cross-section of society, spanning generations, occupations, and lifestyles that have helped to make Edmonton unique. Edmonton On Location describes the heartbeat of this vibrant city, from parks and back alleys to the High Level Bridge and North Saskatchewan River. Rediscover the familiar and not-so-familiar landmarks, such as the Hotel Macdonald and Kindred House, through the vivid descriptions, fresh observations, and humorous musings of these talented writers.

This thought-provoking collection, edited by Heather Zwicker, with a foreword by Edmonton City Councillor, Michael Phair, explores history in an imaginative way and will give you an entirely new perspective on the meaningful spaces and monuments that make up Edmonton.

Click here to find out what Rob McLennan, writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, had to say about Edmonton on Location. 

Contributors:

Ted Bishop                             Leslea Kroll

Tony Cashman                     Catherine Kuehne

Dianne Chisholm                 Cheryl Mahaffy

Pamela Cunningham          Brenda Mann

Scott Davies                         Lisa Martin-DeMoor

Ruth Dyck-Fehderau          Ian McGillis

Minister Faust                     Naomi McIlwraith

Lisa Gregoire                     Anna Mioduchowska

Darrin Hagen                     Dan Rubinstein

Mark Hiemstra                   Eunice Scarfe

Erin Knight                         Lynne Van Luven

Myrna Kostash                 Karen Virag