Geoffrey Ursell was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, grew up in various prairie cities, received an MA from the University of London, and now lives in Saskatoon where he writes, edits, works as a film and video producer, and composes music. He is a founding member, and is still on the board of Coteau Books.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Look-Out Tower. Winnipeg, MB: Turnstone, 1989.
Way Out West. Saskatoon, SK: Fifth House, 1989.
Jumbo Gumbo: Songs, Poems, and Stories for Children. co-editor Wenda McArthur. Regina, SK: Coteau, 1989.
Trap Lines. Winnipeg, MB: Turnstone, 1982.
Perdue: Or How the West Was Lost. Toronto: Macmillan, 1982.
AWARDS:
Vicki Metcalfe Award, for co-editing best children's story for Jumbo Gumbo, 1990.
WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award for Perdue, 1984.
Persephone Theatre National Playwriting Award for Saskatoon Pie!, 1981.
Clifford E Lee National Playwriting Award for The Running of the Deer, 1977.
