Elaine Slater was born in New York City. She emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1970.
Personal Background:
- Smith College, Northampton, Mass. B.A.
- Columbia University, M.A. – Comparative Literature, winner of Myron Cristo Loveanu prize.
Publications Include:
- "Sweet Mysteries of Life"- short story collection (2004)
- Absalom Winners Circle 7 (1999)
- Come Childhood Memories, Canadian Author's Association Poetry Anthology (1999)
- A Funny Thing Happened.... Wordscape (1999)
- The Funeral Jewish Currents (1999)
- Sight Unseen AIM Magazine (1998)
- "Trumpet" Newsletter Editor / Publisher / Writer / Researcher, (1995 to present)
- Editor / Publisher / Founder / Writer, Source Handbook Publishers (1982-96)
- Crime Writers of Canada anthology "Fingerprints" - short story selected (1984)
- Asimov, "100 Malicious Little Mysteries" - 3 stories included (1981)
- Elaine Slater's Book of Needlepoint, Holt Rinehart Winston
- N.Y. Times Book of Needlepoint for Left Handers, N.Y. Times/ Quadrangle Press
- N.Y. Times Book of Needlepoint, New York Times/ Quadrangle Press
- "Best of the Best Detective Stories of the last 100 years", Alan Hubin (1971)
- New Short English Detective Stories, Kenkyusha Press (1967)
- Ellery Queen 16th Annual, Random House - short story featured
- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, various issues
Current Work Includes:
- Interactive CD Project
- Novel
- Film Script
- 3 Stage Plays
Awards and Honours:
- Stage Play "Welcome to Sunnyvale Acres" workshopped at Ryerson University (2002)
- Quarter Finalist "Guilt" film script - New Century Awards (2001)
- Quarter Finalist "Silent Scream" Stage Play - New Century Awards (2001)
- Quarter finalist "Guilt" Stage Play - New Horizons award
- 1st Prize Winner Dundas Poetry Contest (1999)
- Winners Circle 7 (1999) for long story entitled "Absalom"
- Story "The Sooey Pill" selected for Best of the Best Detective Stories of the last 100 Years
Memberships and Board Affiliations (Past and Present) Include:
- Mystery Writers of America
- Canadian Authors’ Association
- Crime Writers of Canada
- PEN
- Treasurer, Member of Board, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- Chair, Operation Lifeline
- Toronto Mayor’s Committee on Aging
Career: Writer, Teacher, Publisher