Periodical Writing and Professional Work
Van Herk continues to publish prolifically; her short stories, essays, articles, and book reviews regularly appear in The Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, Alberta Views, Elle, Chatelaine, Canadian Fiction Magazine, Canadian Geographic, and The Walrus, as well as numerous other national and international periodicals and newspapers.
Van Herk is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1997, and has served on numerous juries, including the Governor General’s Award and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. As a university professor she has guided many of her graduate students to literary success, including Anita Rau Badami, Thomas Wharton, and Jessica Grant. She continues to travel extensively, presenting both her creative and critical work all over the world.
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