Ivanka Fear
Ivanka Fear, writer
Ivanka Fear is a Slovenian-born Canadian author, now residing in Ontario. She earned her B.A. and B.Ed. in English and French at Western University. After retiring from teaching, she wrote poetry and short stories for various literary journals. The Dead Lie, A Blue Water Mystery, is her debut novel, and the second in the series is Lost Like Me. Ivanka is also the author of The Jake and Mallory Thrillers, Where is My Husband?, and What Lies in the Cornfield? (October 2024). She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Crime Writers of Canada.
Send Me a Sign — Volume 9, Issue 1
When Ivanka Fear welcomed a stray cat into her home, she didn’t expect to fall in love, let alone grieve its loss so deeply. She explores this experience and how it stirred up thoughts of losing her mother in her emotional piece, Send Me a Sign.
The Emergent Immigrant — Volume 6, Issue 2
Inspired by stories relayed through her parents as she grew up, Ivanka Fear presents The Emergent Immigrant, showcasing the harsh realities of Yugoslavia in the 1940s as a boy dreams of a better future in Canada.