Fawn Parker
Fawn Parker is a writer and researcher from Toronto. Her most recent novel Hi, It's Me was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2024 and was a finalist for the Writer's Trust Atwood Gibson Prize. Her debut poetry collection Soft Inheritance was awarded the JM Abraham Atlantic Book Award and the Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize. Fawn is the Poet Laureate of Fredericton and a PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick.
Robin Stuart-Koetze
Robin Kotze is a prolific reader and writes short stories for fun. During his diverse and illustrious career, he has been a university professor, investment banker, international consultant, and a researcher who authored a number of business management books.
Robin is a long time friend of the Stewart family – Cathy, Kennedy, Evan, and Julia – and is now retired in Fredericton.
Heather Coll
Heather Coll is an avid reader, a passionate sports
enthusiast, a thoughtful critic, and a supporter of emerging writers. A proud
graduate of Edgehill School for Girls (Class of 1956), she has been deeply
involved in the arts, music, and community service, including a founding member
of the Association of Young Children of Nova Scotia and a volunteer and board
member of the Head Start Program.
Heather’s professional career included roles at CIBC in
various locations throughout Nova Scotia. After moving to Truro to raise her
family, she helped develop and manage Muskol Lures, a division of Muskol Inc.
Heather has been a lifetime enthusiast, participant,
contributor, and performer through her music. Notably, she served for a number
of years on the board and as president of the New Glasgow Music Festival,
helping to enrich the local arts scene.
A lifelong lover of literature, Heather has been a member of
a number of book clubs, one of such clubs for over 20 years. Heather also
enjoys the camaraderie of the Harbour Hookers rug-hooking community.
She and her late husband, Chuck, raised three children in
Truro. She is now enjoying spending time with her children, their spouses and
her six grandchildren. She loves gardening and travelling with her family,
enjoying life along the Northumberland Strait.
As a cherished godmother of Julia Stewart, Heather is deeply honoured and pleased to support this competition as a tribute to Julia’s memory.
