Mette Bach

Mette Bach is a Vancouver author, teacher, screenwriter, and director. She was born in Denmark and grew up in North Delta, BC. Mette attended Simon Fraser University where she received a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours English major. She has an MFA from the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing Program.

Bibliography

Books

Mette Bach's first book, Off the Highway: Growing Up in North Delta, was published in 2010 by New Star Books.^[1] Off the Highway is the 19th book in the Transmontanus series, edited by Terry Glavin.^[2] The book explores her childhood growing up with immigrant parents in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

Anthologies (contributor)

Bach's essays have appeared in the following anthologies: First Person Queer (published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2007, edited by Richard Labonté and Lawrence Schimel), Second Person Queer (2009), Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear & Queer Desire (published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2009 and edited by Amber Dawn), and Visible: A Femmethology (Homofactus Press).

Essays

Bach's essays have appeared in several literary journals, including Room Magazine, Journal of Creative Writing (SFU), and Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly.^[3]

Journalism

Bach's journalism has appeared in Xtra West, Vancouver Review, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living, The Advocate, The Westender, Out Words, Memewar magazine, Canoeroots Magazine, Gay and Lesbian Times, FFWD. She has written book reviews published in The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Review, FFWD, and Just Out Weekly.

Since winter 2004, she has been writing a regular column called "Not That Kind of Girl" for Outlooks Magazine (Canada’s LGBTQ Magazine) and Out Look Weekly (in Columbus, Ohio). It has been syndicated in EXP Magazine, She Magazine, Metroline (Hartford, CT). Select articles have also been published in San Diego's Gay and Lesbian Times, Out in the Mountains (Vermont) and Out Word (Winnipeg).

Films

Bach’s first screenplay, "Ms. Thing", was author Karen X. Tulchinsky's directorial debut in 2010. "Ms. Thing" has screened at film festivals internationally, including screenings in Canada, Ireland, USA, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy.^[4]

"Ms. Thing" was First Runner Up at Out On Screen's Short Film Award (Vancouver Queer Film Festival), and won Audience Choice Award at QueerFruits Australia.^[5]

Daniella Sorrentino directed Bach's second screenplay, "Viral", which debuted August 20, 2011 at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. "B.A.B.S." is Bach's first short film that she directed and debuted at Vancouver Queer Film Festival (August 20, 2011). "B.A.B.S." also won OUTtv's Hot Pink Shorts Audience Choice Award in a 3-way tie at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2011.^[6]

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