Caterina Edwards

Caterina Edwards has published six books, which have garnered major awards and critical praise. Her first novel, The Lion’s Mouth, was translated into French and Italian, as will her non-fiction book, Finding Rosa. Her radio drama The Great Antonio was chosen to represent Canada in an international radio competition, and a collection of critical essays on her work was the first book published by Guernica Editions in its series on Canadian writers.

Although she has lived most of her life in Alberta, Caterina has consistently spent time in her mother’s homeland of Italy. These long visits have shaped her concerns. She often writes about immigration and identity, the collision of multiple selves and cultures, private memory and public history, here and there. In 2016, Caterina was inducted into the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame.