Becky Blake is a two-time winner of the CBC Literary Prize (for Non-fiction in 2017 and Short Story in 2013). Her fiction and essays have appeared in publications across Canada. She holds an MFA from the University of Guelph, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Education. Becky currently lives in Toronto where she's working on a second novel and a memoir-in-essays.
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Becky Blake's Proof I Was Here is a love letter to Barcelona. When artist Niki's fiance cancel's their wedding, she heads off to Barcelona where she finds herself befriending a pickpocket and navigating the city's darkest corners – finding in them the city's true beauty. ... Read more
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