Prolific writer of poetry and fiction, author of the novel In Calamity’s Wake (forthcoming in 2013)
Natalee Caple holds a PhD in English from the University of Calgary. Her short story collection, The Heart is its Own Reason (Insomniac), was reviewed by the New York Times. Her first novel, The Plight of the Happy People in an Ordinary World (Anansi), was optioned for film, and her first book of poetry, A More Tender Ocean (Coach House), was nominated for a Gerald Lampert Award. Her second novel, Mackerel Sky (Thomas Allen), was published in Canada, and in the United States (St. Martin’s). In 2010 she published a book of poetry titled The Semi-conducting Dictionary: Our Strindberg, in 2011 she published a book of short stories titled: How I Came to Haunt My Parents. In March 2013 HarperCollins will publish her novel about Calamity Jane, In Calamity's Wake. Caple lives in Peterborough with her husband and their twin children.