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Heidi von Palleske is an accomplished Canadian actor, author, poet, and screenwriter.

Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack, was published in 2021 and has been praised for its emotional depth, historical complexity, and intricate storytelling. It explores themes of identity, memory, trauma, and the impact of history on personal lives.

Notable accolades and achievements for this novel include:

Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Literary Novel of 2021.
Loanstar Top 10 Pick.
Featured as New and Notable by the Toronto Star.
Cover Story in Quill and Quire’s 2021 edition.
Blurbed by John Irving, who called it "A MARVEL OF STORYTELLING."
Blurbed by Jeremy Irons and Craig Sheffer.
Optioned for a film.
The book trailer, directed by Heidi von Palleske, won the Book Trailer of the Day Award.
Endorsed by Book Hoarders and The Girl Book Club.
Made it to many Top 10 lists.

Previous Works

Heidi von Palleske is also known for her earlier novel, They Don’t Run Red Trains Anymore, which won the H.R. Percy Award, further cementing her reputation as a talented and thoughtful writer.

Acting Career

As an actor, Heidi von Palleske’s breakout role came in David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers, and she has since been involved in a variety of notable projects. Most recently, she starred in 'My Animal,' which premiered at Sundance, 'Bordello,' playing on Amazon Prime, and the soon-to-be released 'Body In The Trunk.'

Heidi is often called fearless in both her writing and acting...

Portfolio of Work

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Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack

Feb

A boy falls from a tree and loses his eye on a thorn bush. His body rejects the acrylic artificial eye he is given, so his mother returns to Germany, the only place that makes real glass eyes, and must face a past she had run away from. From albino twins to glass eyes, from Punk Opera to the fall of the Berlin wall, this is book about sight and seeing. And love.

They Don't Run Red Trains Anymore

A beautiful model disrobes and poses in a life-drawing class, changing the life and emotional core of a young sculptor. A sexy and philosophical look into art and the artist, this novel could well have been called, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman. Winner of the prestigious HR Percy award.

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The Neck - a TV dramedy

A woman, from away, inherits a huge Victorian house on The Digby Neck from a birth mother she never knew she had. Fairies, a family curse and the lobster wars involve her as she struggles to return to her old life.

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