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[[Category: Authors - B]][[category:Canadian Authors]]
'''Heather Beck''' was born in Canada. She currently attends university where she studies English and a vast array of other disciplines. Heather began writing seriously at the age of sixteen. Her first book, The Paradise Chronicles was published when she was only nineteen years old. Since then, Heather has written several more well-reviewed books. Although university keeps her busy, Heather is adamant about making time for her writing career. Besides writing, Heather’s other passion is the outdoors. She is an award-winning fisherwoman and a regular hiker. Heather also enjoys swimming and playing badminton and tennis.  

==On The Web==
* [http://heatherbeck.tripod.com Heather Beck]

==Publications==
* ''[[Whispers In The Shadows]]'', ([[Red Rose Publishing]]), forthcoming
* ''[[Vocations]]'', (Class Act Books), September 2009
* ''[[Girl In Crisis]]'', (RoseHeart Publishing), October 2008 
* ''[[What Legends Are Made Of]]'', (Rain Books), July 2007; 2nd edition Romance Divine LLC, September 2008
* ''[[Ten Journeys Through The Unknown]]'', (Saga Books), October 2006
* ''[[Excursions and Extracurriculars Fable Farm Volume 2]]'', (Sparklesoup Studios), June 2005
* ''[[Echoes of the Strange Fable Farm Volume 1]]'', (Sparklesoup Studios), June 2005
* ''[[The Paradise Chronicles]]'', (TreeSide Press), November 2004 

==Productions==
*Creator and screenwriter of the short Young Eyes, Silent-But-Deadly Productions

==Awards==
* ''[[What Legends Are Made Of]]'' nominated for Book of the Week, The Long and The Short Of It, 2009
* "Strawberry Hill" third place finalist for the Best Novella category, Golden Rose Awards, 2008
* "Strawberry Hill" nominated for best short story in the general and romance category, Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll, 2008 
* ''[[What Legends Are Made Of]]'' nominated for the Sunburst Award for literature of the fantastic written by a Canadian author, 2007
* ''[[What Legends Are Made Of]]'' nominated for best anthology, Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll, 2007
* Short Story "The False Reality" Winner of The Fledgling Press Can You Write? Contest of October 2004 
* Short Story "The Gap" Winner of The Fledgling Press Can You Write? Contest of July 2004