AHEARN, Catherine

Birthdate: 1949
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario
Education:  Attended University of Aix-en-Provence, 1968-69; McGill University, B. A. (with honors), 1970; University of Ottawa, M. A., 1971, Ph.D., 1979 (French Literature).
Professional Career:  Ahearn worked as a professor and writer until 1981 where she became the president of Poasis Properties Ltd. in Ottawa, Ontario. She was a professor at the University of Ottawa in summer 1975 and translating foreign poetry is one of her literary interests. She was named the first Poet Laureate of Ottawa by the City of Ottawa in 1982.

  Works

• Luna-Verse. Toronto: Aya Press, 1984.

• Cristobel. Ottawa: Golden Dog Press, 1982.

• Thus Spoke Superman. Ottawa: Golden Dog Press, 1981.

• Poasis. Ottawa: Commoner's Publishing, Inc., 1980.

• Daydream Daughter. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976.

ALLEN , Charlotte Vale

Also writes under pseudonym Katherine Marlow

Birth date:  1941
Birthplace:  Toronto, Canada
Career: Attended drama school in Toronto, Ontario. Actress and singer, 1959-63; revue performer and singer, 1963-71; insurance broker, 1971-74; writer, 1975--. Founder of Island National Press. Lecturer on the sexual abuse of children, 1980--.

Works

• Claudia's Shadow. New York: Mira, 1996.
• Somebody's Baby. New York: Mira, 1995.
• Dreaming in Color. New York: Mira, 1993.
• Nightfall. New York: Tor, 1993.
• Charlotte Vale Allen: Three Complete Novels (contains Illusions, Dream Train, and Night Magic). New York: Wings Books, 1993.
• Leftover Dreams. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
• Secrets. New York: Fine, 1992.
• Heart's Desires. New York: Fine, 1991.
• Painted Lives. New York: Atheneum, 1990.
• Night Magic. New York: Atheneum, 1989.
• Dream Train. New York: Atheneum, 1988.
• Illusions. New York: Atheneum, 1987.
• Time/Steps. New York: Atheneum, 1986.
• Matters of the Heart. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1986.
• Pieces of Dreams. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1985.
• Meet Me in Time. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1983.
• Intimate Friends. New York: Dutton, 1982.
• Perfect Fools. New York: New English Library, 1981.
• The Marmalade Man. New York: Dutton, 1981.
• Gifts of Love. New York: Dutton, 1980.
• Times of Triumph. New York: New American Library, 1980.
• Daddy's Girl. New York: Wyndham Books, 1980.
• Promises. New York: Dutton, 1979.
• Moments of Meaning. New York: New American Library, 1979.
• Acts of Kindness. New York: New American Library, 1979.
• Believing in Giants. New York: New American Library, 1978.
• Julia's Sister. New York: Warner Books, 1978.
• Becoming. New York: Warner Books, 1977.
• Running Away. New York: New American Library, 1977.
• Mixed Emotions. New York: Warner Books, 1977.
• Another Kind of Magic. New York: Warner Books, 1977.
• Gentle Stranger. New York: Warner Books, 1977.
• Sweeter Music. New York: Warner Books, 1976.
• Hidden Meanings. New York: Warner Books, 1976.
• Love Life. New York: Delacorte, 1976

BEATTIE, Jessie Louise

Birth date:  October 2, 1896
Birthplace:  Blair, Ontario
Education:  Attended Galt Collegiate Institute; special courses at University of Buffalo (now State University of New York at Buffalo), 1925-26, and University of Toronto, 1943-44.
Professional Career:  Plagued by ill health as a child, Jessie Louise Beattie began to write at age nine and published poetry at thirteen and short stories and a serial at eighteen. She has been a free-lance writer since 1944, and used to be a journalist before becoming an author of books. She has won the Hamilton Arts Council Award for Literary Excellence, for A Walk Through Yesterday, the William Arthur Deacon Arts Council Award, for A Skylark's Empty Nest, and the Canada Council grant.

  Works

• Goofy Willie Nye. Hamilton: Fleming Press, 1983.

• Black Sheep Folklore of Canada. Hamilton: Fleming Press, 1981.

• A Skylark's Empty Nest.  Hamilton:  Fleming Press, 1979.

• William Arthur Deacon:  Memoirs of a Literary Friendship. Hamilton: Fleming Press, 1978.

• A Walk Through Yesterday.  Toronto:  McClelland & Stewart, 1976.

• A Rope in the Hand.  Hamilton:  D. G. Seldon, 1975.

• Winter Night and Other Poems.  Hamilton:  D. G. Seldon, 1975.

• The Log-Line.  Toronto:  McClelland & Stewart, 1972.

• A Season Past.  Toronto:  McClelland & Stewart, 1968.

• Strength for the Bridge:  A Chronicle of Japanese Immigration. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1966.

• Hasten the Day.   United Church of Canada, 1961.

• The Split in the Sky.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1960.

• Black Moses.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1958.

• John Christie Holland.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1956.

• Along the Road.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1954.

• White Wings Around the World.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1953.

• Three Measures.  Canada:   Macmillan, 1939.

• Hill-Top.  Canada:   Macmillan, 1935.

• Shifting Sails.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1931.

• Blown Leaves.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1929.

BIRDSELL, Sandra

Birth date: 1942
Birthplace:  Morris, Manitoba
Education:
Professional Career: Birdsell has received a Literary arts grant in 1979 and major arts grant in 1982, both from Manitoba Arts Council, as well as the Gerald Lampert Award from the League of Canadian Poets in 1984 and the National Magazine Award in 1984. Maclean's named Agassiz Stories one of the ten best books of 1987. She was the writer in residence at University of Waterloo in 1987.

Works

• Two Headed Calf.  Toronto:  McClelland & Stewart, 1997.

• The Chrome Suite:  A Novel.  Toronto:  McClelland & Stewart, 1995.

• The Missing Child.  Toronto:  Key Porter Books, 1989.

• Agassiz Stories.  Winnipeg:  Turnstone Press, 1987.

• Ladies of the House (short stories).  Winnipeg:  Turnstone Press, 1984.

• Night Travellers (short stories).  Winnipeg:  Turnstone Press, 1982.

BLACK, Dianne (a pseudonym)

Birth date:  October 24, 1940
Birthplace:  Toronto, Ontario
Education:  McGill University, Montreal.
Professional Career: Black was a geochemist from 1964 to 1967 and is a contributor to magazines.

Works

•   Angela.  New York:  Dell, 1975.

BOISSONNEAU, Alice

Birth date:
Birthplace:  Walkerton, Ontario
Education:  Attended University of Toronto
Professional Career: Boissonneau's work is represented in anthologies, including Stories from Ontario in 1974.  She is a writer for the "Anthology," a series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. She is also a contributor of stories to magazines including Canadian Forum and Alphabet.

Works

•   Eileen McCullough.  Toronto:  Simon & Pierre, 1976.

BOWERING, Marilyn R.

Birth date: April 13, 1949
Birthplace:  Winnipeg, Manitoba
Education:  Attended University of British Columbia, 1968-69; University of Victoria, B.A., 1971, M.A., 1973; also attended University of New Brunswick, 1975.
Professional Career: Bowering has been a teacher, book reviewer, editor, lecturer in poetry and creative writer. She has won the Du Maurier Award for Poetry from Canada's National Magazine Awards in 1978, the National Magazine Award for Poetry in 1989, the Long Poem prize from the Malahat Review in 1994, and has been the recipient of Various Canada Council Awards for poetry.
Web site: http://www.swifty.com/twuc/bowering/bowering.htm

Works

• Interior Castle ( poetry).  Victoria, British Columbia:  Reference West, 1994.

• Love As It Is.   Beach Holme, 1993.

• To All Appearances a Lady (novel).  West Drayton, England:  Penguin Books, 1990.

• Calling All the World.    Porcepic Books, 1989.

• Grandfather was a Soldier (poetry).    Porcepic Books, 1987.

• Anyone Can See I Love You (poetry).   Porcupine's Quill, 1987.

• The Sunday Before Winter (poetry).  General Publishing, 1984.

• Giving Back Diamonds (poetry).   Press Porcepic, 1982.

• Sleeping with Lambs (poetry).   Press Porcepic, 1980.

• The Visitors Have All Returned (novel).  Press Porcepic, 1979.

• The Book of Glass (poetry).  Bristol, England:  Sceptre Press, 1978.

• Many Voices:  An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Indian Poetry. J. J. Douglas, 1977.

• Third/Child Zian (poetry).  Bristol, England:  Sceptre Press, 1977.

• The Killing Room (poetry).  Los Angeles:   Sono Nis Press, 1977.

• One Who Became Lost (poetry).  Retford, England:  Fiddlehead Press, 1976 .

• The Liberation of Newfoundland (poetry).  Retford, England:  Fiddlehead, 1973.

BRADFORD, Karleen

Birth date:  December 16, 1936
Birthplace:  Toronto, Ontario
Education:  University of Toronto, B. A., 1959.
Professional Career:  Bradford has been a writer since 1963. She is a member of the International Board on Books for young People, the Writers Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, and the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers. She has won first prize in juvenile writing from the Canadian Authors Association in 1978, first prize in the CommCept Canadian KiddLit Competition in 1980; second prize in juvenile writing from the Canadian Authors Association in 1984, the Max and Greta Ebel Award in 1990, and the Young Adult Book Award from the Canadian Library Association in 1993.  
Web site: http://www.makersgallery.com/bradford/

Works

•   Dragonfire.  Toronto:  HarperCollins, 1998.

• Shadows on a Sword (sequel to There Will be Wolves).  Toronto:  HarperCollins,  1996.

• The Thirteenth Child.  Toronto:  HarperCollins, 1994.

• There Will be Wolves.  Toronto:  HarperCollins, 1992.

• Windward Island.  Toronto:  Kids Can Press, 1989.

• The Nine Days Queen.  New York:  Scholastic, 1986.

• The Haunting at Cliff House.  New York:  Scholastic, 1985.

• The Stone in the Meadow.  Ontario:  Gage Distribution, 1984.

• I Wish There Were Unicorns.  Ontario:  Gage Distribution, 1983.

• The Other Elizabeth.  Ontario:  Gage Distribution, 1982.

• A Year for Growing.  New York:  Scholastic, 1977.

BREWSTER, Elizabeth W.

Birth date:  August 26, 1922
Birthplace:  Chipman, New Brunswick
Education:  University of New Brunswick, B.A., 1946; Radcliffe College, A.M., 1947; attended Kings College, London, 1949-50; University of Toronto, B.L.S., 1953; Indiana University, Ph.D., 1962.
Professional Career:  Brewster is a librarian and professor. She has won the Pratt Gold Medal and prize from Kings College, London in 1953, the Senior Artists awards from the Canada Council in 1971-72, 1976, 1978-79, and 1985-86, the President's Medal from the University of Western Ontario in 1979 for poetry, the  Litt.D. from the University of New Brunswick in 1982, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation award for poetry in 1990, the Lifetime Excellence in the Arts Award from the Saskatchewan Arts Board in 1995, and she was shortlisted for the Governor General's award for poetry in 1996.

Works

•   Footnotes to the Book of Job (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1995.

• Away from Home.  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1995.

• Wheel of Change (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1993.

• The Invention of Truth  (memoir).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1991.

• Spring Again:   Poems.  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1990.

• Entertaining Angels (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1988.

• Visitations (short stories).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1987 .

• Selected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster, 1944-1984.  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1985.

• A House Full of Women (short stories).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1983.

• Digging In (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1982.

• Junction (novel).  Windsor, Ontario:  Black Moss, 1982.

• The Way Home (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1982.

• It's Easy to Fall on the Ice:  Ten Stories.  Ottawa:  Oberson, 1977.

• Sometimes I Think of Moving (poetry).  Ottawa:  Oberon, 1975.

• In Search of Eros (poetry).  Toronto:  Clarke, Irwin, 1974.

• The Sisters:  A Novel.  Ottawa:  Oberson, 1974.

• Sunrise North (poetry).  Toronto:   Clarke, Irwin, 1972.

• Passage of Summer:  Selected Poems (poetry).  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1969.

• Five New Brunswick Poets.  Fredericton, New Brunswick:  Fiddlehead, 1962.

• Roads and Other Poems.  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1957.

• Lillooet (poetry).  Toronto:   Ryerson, 1954.

• East Coast (poetry).  Toronto:  Ryerson, 1951.