“I was thrilled. I was beside myself. I was ecstatic,” Yeager told the Times-Herald on Wednesday, adding she intends to try and get the 3,000-word story published.
The 50-year-old Vanier Collegiate English/Creative Writing teacher said she probably wrote 40 drafts of her story about an elderly rancher who builds both literal and metaphorical fences.
“I was thrilled. I was beside myself. I was ecstatic." - Michele Yeager
“I’ve always been interested in just how people interact and what makes people.”
Although her SWG award is worth a mere $100, Yeager said the recognition from fellow writers is much more rewarding. She spent about three years on “fences” and has been writing seriously for the past 15 years.
