Member Review
I joined The Writers’ Union of Canada because I am a poet and poets are orphans in our culture. I felt that the Union would provide me with a family of writers and a strong voice for our mutual concerns.
Member Profile
Esther S. Fine
Photo: Adrian Adamson 1992
Born in Detroit, 1941, daughter of Bertha and Eugene Sokolov, sister of Joe. Immigrated to Canada, 1965. BA, University of Michigan. Doctorate, OISE, University of Toronto, dissertation: "Interrogating Silences, Collaborative Production of Dramatic Text in a Special Education Classroom." Elementary school teacher for 17 years. Member of Faculty of Education, York University. Living in Toronto with husband Adrian Adamson and daughter Keira Fine. Stepmother of Andrew and Gil Adamson.
E-mail: Member-739@no-mail.no-mail
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Publications
I'm a Child of the City. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1973; Rhino, 1979.
The Mushrooming House. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1974.
The Double Mirror. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1973.
Awards
Hilroy National Fellowship, 1991.
Florence Henderson Fellowship, 1987.
Hopwood Fiction Award, University of Michigan, 1968.
Eligible for National Public Readings Program :
Yes
