Author Archives: Eugene Stickland

Eugene Stickland

Eugene Stickland was born in Regina, where he spent his early years thinking he would become a musician. But through a series of fantastic events he ended up doing a degree in English at the University of Regina before heading to York University in Toronto where he completed an MFA in playwriting. Thus began a playwriting career that has spanned six decades. Eugene has also written poetry, was a columnist for the Calgary Herald for five years, has written an award-winning novel, The Piano Teacher, and has taught in many situations and locations across Canada and beyond. Eugene is currently working on a new novel about pandemic times and writing a play based on the life of Canadian-born artist Agnes Martin. He lives alone in downtown Calgary.

Courage and Beyond

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Playwright, poet, teacher and novelist Eugene Stickland has worked with First Nations people in a number of capacities over his long career. He recently has been working with a group of young Indigenous women as their writing mentor. The experience gave him some new and important insights … and led to the creation of an award-winning collaborative film project. Continue reading →