Alice Major emigrated from Scotland at the age of eight, and grew up in Toronto before coming west to work as a weekly newspaper reporter in central British Columbia. She has lived in Edmonton, Alberta since 1981. She has served as president of the Writers Guild of Alberta, chair of the Edmonton Arts Council, and president of the League of Canadian Poets. In June, 2005 she was appointed to a two-year term as the City of Edmonton’s first Poet Laureate.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Office Tower Tales. University of Alberta Press, 2008
The Occupied World. Edmonton, University of Alberta Press, 2006
Some Bones and a Story. Toronto, Wolsak and Wynn, 2001
No Monster. Victoria, Poppy Press, 2001
Lattice of the Years. Calgary: Bayeux Arts, 1999
Tales for an Urban Sky. Fredricton, Broken Jaw Press, 1999
The Chinese Mirror. Toronto, Clarke Irwin, 1998
Time Travels Light. Edmonton, Rowan, 1992
AWARDS:
Shortlisted, Stephan G. Stephanson Award (Writers Guild of Alberta) for The Occupied World, 2007
Shortlisted, Pat Lowther Award (best book of poetry by a Canadian woman), 2002
Winner, Malahat Review Long Poem Competition, 2001
Shortlisted, City of Edmonton Book Prize for Lattice of the Years, Tales for an Urban Sky, 1999, 2000
Winner, Poets Corner Award for Tales for an Urban Sky, 1999
Winner, Alberta Writing for Youth Competition for The Chinese Mirror, 1998
Winner, Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Competition for Scenes from the Sugar Bowl Café, 1998
