​Elaine Hayes is a writer based in White Rock, BC.
​Her novel White Margarine, which is inspired by her experiences as the biological child of foster parents, will be published in spring 2022 by Inanna Publications (Toronto, Canada). She is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada and the Writers' Guild of Alberta, and is currently working on her second novel. 
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Grain Magazine: The Journal of Eclectic Writing

Elaine's short story "Pins and Needles" appears in the Spring 2017 issue of Grain Magazine, a publication of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild.

Grain is available at Canadian booksellers.







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Writing Menopause: An Anthology of Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction

Elaine's short story "Thaw" is published in Writing Menopause, an anthology edited by Jane Cawthorne and E.D. Morin. It is available at:

http://www.inanna.ca/catalog/writing-menopause-anthology-fiction-poetry-and-creative-non-fiction/

https://www.amazon.ca/Writing-Menopause-Anthology-Creative-Non-fiction/dp/1771333537

​https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Menopause-Anthology-Creative-Non-fiction/dp/1771333537

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A Rewording Life

Elaine is a contributor to A Rewording Life, which contains more than one thousand sentences penned by one thousand writers. This word collection is curated by Sheryl Gordon. 

A Rewording Life is available from:
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http://www.amazon.ca/Rewording-Life-Finding-Meaning-Wor/dp/0994889909

http://www.amazon.com/Rewording-Life-Finding-Meaning-Wor/dp/0994889909


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At the Edge: A Collaborative Novel


Elaine wrote Chapter 3 "Expiration Date" in At the Edge.

From the publishers: "At the Edge is a novel collectively written by writers from Canada and international locations. These writers collaborated with Canada’s renowned authors, Gail Anderson-Dargatz and Jack Hodgins. The story of this novel hinges on a tragic accident at an urban university...." 

Paperback copies are available from:

McNally Robinson
http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780991960903/deborah-schnitzer/edge#.UfghhUXnYeE

​E-books are available from:
 
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/books/At-the-Edge/2n6iUEztdUOUBISCa-_3Hw

​http://www.amazon.ca/At-the-Edge-ebook/dp/B00DDA27VY

http://www.amazon.com/At-the-Edge-ebook/dp/B00DDA27VY 


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Read one of Elaine's essays in Somebody's Child: Stories About Adoption

Paperback copies are available through your local bookseller and from:

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1926971035

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1926971035

E-books are available from:

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/books/Somebodys-Child/RWwUttjoO0WvfpnFn8zP7Q

http://www.amazon.ca/Somebodys-Child-Stories-Adoption-ebook/dp/B006RIFPZY/ref=tmm_kin_title_0
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http://www.amazon.com/Somebodys-Child-ebook/dp/B00CDTXYRM/ref=tmm_kin_title_0


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Elaine's prize-winning short story "Cafeteria Mentality" appears in the December 2011 issue of Alberta Views.