
Judith Pond has published fiction and poetry in a wide variety of Canadian literary journals.
She holds an M.A. in German Literature from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Her first novel, The Signs of No, was recently published by the University of Calgary Press (2024). She is currently completing a second novel — That’s Where You Where You Were, Then, which is slated for publication in September 2025 — and a collection of linked short stories.
Publications
Forthcoming
- The Signs of No (novel), University of Calgary Press, February ’24
- That’s Where You Were, Then (stories), Freeehand Press, Calgary, Fall ‘25

Judith reads from The Signs of No at Shelf Life Books in Calgary, 22 February 2024J