Brian Brett fonds. [ca. 1970-2000].

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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Epithet: Canadian author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x0001bb Margaret Eleanor "Peggy" Atwood was born November 18, 1939 in Ottawa. She earned a B.A. from Victoria College, University of Toronto, and an M.A. from Harvard. She is a novelist, poet, literary critic and a pioneer of Canadian women's writing. While primarily known for her novels and short fiction, she is the author of over fifteen books o...

Purdy, Al, 1918-2000

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Al Purdy was born in Wooler, Ontario in 1918. Canadian poet and writer, Purdy won the Governor General's award for poetry in 1965 for the Cariboo Horses, then again in 1986 for Collected Poems. As a working class poet he won the 1987 People's poet award (in memory of Milton Acorn) for Collected Poems. From the description of Al Purdy papers 1956-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225474093 Alfred Wellington Purdy, OC, O.Ont (December 30, 1918-April 21, 2000) was a Canadian...

Virgo, Seán, 1940-

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Deverell, William, 1962-

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Brett, Brian

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Brett was born in Vancouver. He studied literature at Simon Fraser University. For a number of years he lived in White Rock and became involved in civic politics in addition to his literary and publishing work. In the late 1980's, he moved to Salt Spring Island and settled there. He began writing at the age of 17 and has since published poetry, novels and short stories. In the early 1970's, he co-founded the Blackfish Press with Allan Safarik. This press brought out trade and limited edition art...

Payerle, George, 1945-

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George Payerle was born on August 21, 1945, in Vancouver of Hungarian parents. He is a novelist, poet, translator and editor. His published works include two novels, several poetry collections and numerous poems, essays and fiction excerpts in literary journals throughout Canada and abroad. His work has also appeared widely in anthologies and on radio. From the description of George Payerle Papers [manuscript]. 1968-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225563243 ...

Bowering, George, 1935-

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George Bowering was born in Penticton, B.C. He attended Victoria College and then the University of British Columbia, where he obtained his B.A. in 1960, then his M.A. in 1963. He also attended the University of Western Ontario from 1966-1967. Bowering worked at a variety of jobs: aerial photographer with the RCAF (1954-1957), fruit-picker, and editor of and contributor to magazines in Canada and the United States. Bowering was writer-in-residence and lecturer at Sir George Williams University (...

Bringhurst, Robert

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Poet Robert Bringhurst was raised in the Canadian Rockies. He attended M.I.T., the University of Utah and Indiana University. Returning to Canada in 1973 after a prolonged residence in South America, Europe and the Near East, Bringhurst joined the Department of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. He authored several books including "Bergschrund" (1975), "Tzuhslem's mountain" (1982) and "The Beauty of weapons: selected poems" (1983). He served as co-editor of "Visions: Contemp...

Bowering, Marilyn.

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Marilyn Bowering is a writer of poetry, drama and fiction. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Victoria, B.C. She received an M.A. degree in 1973. She has worked as a University instructor, editor, writer-in-residence and in communications. From the description of Marilyn Bowering fonds. [1982-ca.1996]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848361 ...