Hello!

I am a writer, costume designer, and anarchist bookseller from St. John’s, NL. I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University in English and Theatre. By day I work for local arts organizations in sales, communications, and administration, and on other days I coordinate and design costumes for theatre (keeping my evenings free). My creative writing has won awards from Kiwanis, Arts and Letters, and WritersNL, and been featured by CBC and estuary Arts Magazine.

Check out the highlights of my recent work below!

emmacharlottecole@gmail.com

Retellings

When Christmas seems inescapable. WritersNL Winter E-Zine runner-up 2023

Shards

A road trip connects old family friends. Arts and Letters Senior Short Fiction Winner, 2023

Recycled Material

The only comedian in outer space. WANL "You Crack Me Up" Writing Contest Winner, 2022

Kaleidoscope

A collection of six short stories created for my English Honours Thesis at Acadia University, 2022

Night Terrors

Family ghost story. WANL Folklore Next Door 2022, runner-up. Featured in e-zine

DIY

The progression of artistic expression and self confidence told through clothes

Jackpot

Apathetic suspense of adolescence. Featured in estuary arts magazine, Winter 2022

Something Old

A snapshot of a lifelong friendship, for better or for worse

Estrange

A crumbling relationship between father and daughter

Natural History

Grief, enduring. Featured in the Fall 2021 edition of estuary

Arms

Complexities of childhood, siblings, and memory. Featured in the Fall 2020 edition of estuary

Matter of the Heart

Anything for love. Winning Junior Prose entry in Arts & Letters 2021, AAUEC 2021

Breath

The fear of being alone. WANL Flash Fiction winner, 2020

A Few Minutes

What we choose to forget. Winning Junior Prose entry in Arts & Letters 2019

Jubilance

Small town drama meets adolescent curiosity. Winning Junior Prose entry in Arts & Letters 2018

Monsters

When the apocalypse seems safer. Kiwanis Short Story Contest, First Place 2017, featued story AAUEC 2020

Slowly

Watching the end of the world, live on TV. Shortlisted for CBC's First Page, 2017

Ever wanted to fast-forward through life? Kiwanis Short Story Contest, Second Place 2016

In the Blink of an Eye

Siblings

A girl is confronted by her non-existent sister. Winning Junior Prose entry in Arts & Letters 2016

Careful What You Wish For

Everything has a price. Winning Junior Prose entry in Arts & Letters 2013

Blindsided

You can't change the past. WritersNL's Space and Time Winner, 2024