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Barbara Gowdy

Barbara Gowdy was born in Windsor in 1950, and moved to Toronto in 1954. She was editor and managing editor at Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers from 1974-79. She has been a full-time writer since 1983.

PUBLICATIONS:

The White Bone. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1998.

Mister Sandman. Toronto: Somerville House, 1995.

We So Seldom Look on Love. Toronto: Somerville House, 1992.

Falling Angels. Toronto: Somerville House, 1989.

Through the Green Valley. London: Piatkur, 1988.

AWARDS:

Finalist, Governor General's Award for Mister Sandman.

Finalist, Giller Prize for Mister Sandman.

First Prize, Trogi Award for We So Seldom Look On Love.

Finalist, Trillium Award for Mister Sandman.

Finalist, Trillium Award for We So Seldom Look on Love.

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