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Our Earliest Inuit Life-Story

(signed Peter Martin Associates, 1966 dj; illustrations: Ekootak, design: Pat Dacey) Nuligak (1895-1966) was a member of the Kitigariukmeut tribe of the Inuit. Nuligak lived by using tools of stone and bone similar to those of his ancestors from 10,000 … Continue reading

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A Witty United College (Old U of W) Prof Poet

(Oxford U Press, 1940 dj; illustrated by J.W. McLaren) Watson Kirkconnell (1895-1977) was born in Port Hope, ON and he served in WWI, and was educated at Queen’s, U of T, and Oxford. A professor of English and Classics, he … Continue reading

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‘The Father of Modern Canadian Poetry’

(Longmans, 1968 pb) W(illiam) W(rightson) E(ustace) Ross (1894-1966) was born in Peterborough, ON, and graduated from U of T. A geophysicist, Ross was Director at the Magnetic Observatory in Agincourt, ON. His work has been preserved thanks to the above … Continue reading

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ADDENDUM STARTS HERE: A Forgotten Early Governor-General Award-Winner

(scarce 1940 dj, Macmillan–GG fiction winner in 1939) Franklin Davey McDowell (1888-1965) was a CNR Publicity representative of the Central Region (based in Toronto) and a reporter and feature writer who also worked in the U.K. His historical stories and … Continue reading

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END OF ORIGINAL BLOG

Hi. This is where the original blog entries ended (with writers born before 1952). When you read ‘down’ from here, you are reading in chronological order backwards. *So if you want to read the entire original blog in order, you … Continue reading

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A Versatile B.C. Poet

(scarce signed Stoddart, 1994 pb; photo: John Reeves; cover: Angel Guerra, Brant Cowie) Born in California to Canadian parents, Susan Musgrave (1951-) has written over 20 witty and wry books of poetry going back to 1970. She has also been … Continue reading

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A Successful T.O. Novelist

(inscribed Simon & Schuster, 1989 dj) Born in Long Lac, ON, Jane Urquhart (1949-) grew up in Toronto and lives in Wellesley, ON.  Early on, she wrote Storm Glass, a notable story collection and went on to write The Underpainter … Continue reading

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Our Top Satirical Newspaper Columnist-Essayist

(inscribed McClelland & Stewart, 2003 dj; photo: Dan Cremin) (left: e-mail from Rex to me after our meeting in Audrey’s Books, Edmonton; right: signed 2009 Doubleday dj; illustration: E.E. Cooper, design: Andrew Roberts0n) Rex Murphy (1947-) was born and raised … Continue reading

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One of Our Top Playwrights

(play based on Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons; signed Coach House Press, 1988 pb; cover photo: Michael Riley as Arkady, Robert Bockstael as Bazarov, celebrated 1988 CentreStage Co. production) Toronto-born dramatist and screenwriter George F. Walker (1947-) has written several plays … Continue reading

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An Alberta-B.C. Poetess

(signed Thistledown, 1984 pb; cover: Carling Wong) (Sono Nis Press, 1991 pb; design: Morriss Printing Co.) Born near Hines Creek. AB in Peace River country, Leona Gom (1946-) now lives in White Rock, BC. She has also written novels: Zero … Continue reading

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