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Linda Hutsell-Manning
Linda Hutsell-Manning
Linda Hutsell-Manning's writing career began when she was 41! She had just graduated from the University of Guelph as a mature student and, with encouragement from two professors and her husband, she tentatively began writing and sending out both stories and poetry. After many rejections, Annick Press published a children's book, Grain published her first poem, a children's play was published by Playwrights Guild of Canada and Quarry Magazine published her first short story. Forty-four years later and, now mostly unconcerned by ongoing rejections, she continues to be published and give readings. She is currently promoting her most recent book, The Killing Room At Bay Press 2025, and working on a poetry collection, Absence that deals with her grief journey following the death of her wonderful husband Jim.

Memberships:
The Ontario Poetry Society
The League of Canadian Poets
Cobourg Poetry Workshop
The Writers' Union of Canada
Playwrights' Guild of Canada
Spirit of the Hills Writers' Group

Selected Publications:
"Quadruple Bypass Aftermath" Pinhole Poetry, April 2023
"Cranial Landscape Danger Zone", consilience, UK, 2022
"Died Suddenly" and "Death and Understanding", Bliss Anthology, Raven's Quoth Press, 2021
"Dark Exultation", Nuwork Magazine, Toronto, ON 2014
"Falling Into Light", Fish Quill Poetry Boat Anthology, Montreal, QC 2013
"Some", "On Entering My Seventieth Year", The Prairie Journal, Calgary, AB 2012
"Who Do You Think You Are?", On Amusing Ourselves to Death" Local Lot V, 2011
"Lady of the Night", Pantoum for Mr. Harper" Northumberland Today, 2010
"On this Prairie", "Snow Walk" & "Conversation with my 20 Year Old Cat", poetry'zown, 2009
"The Calf in Hidden Valley" in lichen magazine, Whitby, ON, 2000
"Connections" & "Miss Cannom's Chili Sauce", Seeds Anthology, Toronto, ON 2000
"The Grief House" in The Danforth Review (www.danforthreview.com), 1999
"She Dreamed the Prairie" Quarry, Kingston, ON 1992
"Dementia Days" in Grain, SK 1991
Books in Print:
Novel, Short Fiction, Drama, Memoir
The Killing Room, short story, At Bay Press, "From the Heart" series, Jan 2025
Heads I Win Tails You Lose, novella, OAS Publishers, 2024
Fearless & Determined: Two Years Teaching in a One-Room School, Blue Denim Press, 2019
That Summer in Franklin, Second Story Press, 2011

Juvenile Drama & TV
Donuts in Four Four Time, Playwright's Scripted for Schools (online catalogue) 2009
What Do You Do with a Dinosaur, Playwright's Scripted for Schools (online catalogue) 2008
Marcie Saves the Circus, Playwright's Scripted for Schools (online catalogue) 2008 and
winner of the MM New Play Comp, Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY. 2000
Merch the Invisible Wizard, PGC 1984 Copyscript 2001
The Great Zanderthon Takeover, PGC 1995 Copyscript 2001
Freddykid and Seagull Sam, PGC, Canada, 1982. Copyscript 2001
Five scripts for TVOntario's Polka Dot Door aired from 1981 to 1993

Juvenile Fiction
Finding Moufette, picture book, Pandamonium Publishers, Hamilton, Oct 2023
Jason and the Wonder Horn, Bk 1, Fogbound through Time Series, Kindle&Kobo, 2022
Dinosaur Days, McGraw Hill USA, "Read Aloud Library Series" 2007, Language Arts text 2017
Otto Discovers FM, (educational), Oticon, Denmark, 2006
Otto Hears Many Things (educational,10 language translations), Oticon, Denmark, 2005 & 2022
Jason and the Deadly Diamonds, Coteau Books, Regina, SK ,2004.Copyscript 2015
Jason and the Wonder Horn, Coteau Books, Regina SK, 2002. Copyscript 2015
Dinosaur Days, Stoddart 1993/2001-Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto ON, Out of Print 2022
Animal Hours, OUP 1991/Stoddart 1996/F&W 2002, Toronto ON, Out of Print 2020
Wondrous Tales of Wicked Winston, Annick Press, Toronto, ON,1981 Out of Print 1984
Contact information:
Linda Hutsell-Manning
9604 County Rd 2
Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8
905-269-3453
www.lindahutsellmanning.ca