Shirley Bigelow DeKelver
 
     
 

Shirley with her poem

Here I am posing with one of my poems sold at the silent auction, Secrets in the Garden, held at the Saga Public Art Gallery, in Salmon Arm.

About me

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Designed the layout and cover for Shuswap Writers’ Group anthology, Kaleidoscope V, Stories and Poems. (see information under Publications)

Sold two photos, and a poem in a silent auction at our local Art Gallery, which auction was entitled Secrets in the Garden;

Four of my photos were published in DAILY THOUGHTS for Being Fully Alive, a journal written and published by Joanell Clark for readers to answer the daily question and to write their own thoughts on the day’s topic.

Daily Thoughs photograph

Four of my photos were published in the 2016 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY. This Anthology was offered by the Shuswap Association of Writers and sponsored by Askew’s Foods. Three different categories were judged: Non-Fiction, Poetry and Fiction.


Five of my photos were published in the 2017 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY.

Three of my photos were published in the 2018 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY.

Four of my photos were published in the 2019 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY

One of my photos was chosen as the cover for the 2020 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY. These trees were located next to the Prestige Hotel in Salmon Arm, but have now been replaced by a new housing complex.

Two of my photos were chosen as the cover for the 2021 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY. I was standing by my car in the back parking lot of Piccadilly Mall, and spotted these plants in the open field, just begging to be photographed.

One of my photos was chosen as the cover for the 2022 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY. This photo was taken early one morning on my balcony as I watched the sun rise over White Lake. Copies of this Anthology can be purchased through Amazon.

One of my photos was chosen as the cover for the 2023 ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE WRITING CONTEST ANTHOLOGY. This photo of White Lake was taken from my living room window early in the morning. Copies of the Anthology can be purchased through Amazon.

 

 
  © Shirley Bigelow DeKelver, 2012
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