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Alice Major
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. She served as the City of Edmonton’s first poet laureate from 2005–2007. Among her previous books are Memory's Daughter, for which she won the Stephan G. Stephansson Award in 2011; The Occupied World; and The Office Tower Tales, for which she won the Pat Lowther Award in 2009. In 2010, she received a lifetime achievement award, presented by the City of Edmonton and the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton.
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Ten Canadian Writers in Context
edited by Marie Carrière; Jason Purcell; Curtis Gillespie
contributions by Joseph Pivato; Ying Chen; Jennifer Bowering Delisle; Caterina Edwards; Marina Endicott; Lawrence Hill; Daniel Laforest; Don Perkins; Julie Rodgers; Eden Robinson; Alice Major; Gregory Scofield; Winfried Siemerling; Pamela Sing; Maïté Snauwaert; Kim Thúy; Kit Dobson; Michael Crummey; Lynn Coady & Angela Van Essen
contributions by Joseph Pivato; Ying Chen; Jennifer Bowering Delisle; Caterina Edwards; Marina Endicott; Lawrence Hill; Daniel Laforest; Don Perkins; Julie Rodgers; Eden Robinson; Alice Major; Gregory Scofield; Winfried Siemerling; Pamela Sing; Maïté Snauwaert; Kim Thúy; Kit Dobson; Michael Crummey; Lynn Coady & Angela Van Essen
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Ten Canadian Writers in Context
edited by Marie Carrière; Jason Purcell; Curtis Gillespie
contributions by Joseph Pivato; Ying Chen; Jennifer Bowering Delisle; Caterina Edwards; Marina Endicott; Lawrence Hill; Daniel Laforest; Don Perkins; Julie Rodgers; Eden Robinson; Alice Major; Gregory Scofield; Winfried Siemerling; Pamela Sing; Maïté Snauwaert; Kim Thúy; Kit Dobson; Michael Crummey; Lynn Coady & Angela Van Essen
contributions by Joseph Pivato; Ying Chen; Jennifer Bowering Delisle; Caterina Edwards; Marina Endicott; Lawrence Hill; Daniel Laforest; Don Perkins; Julie Rodgers; Eden Robinson; Alice Major; Gregory Scofield; Winfried Siemerling; Pamela Sing; Maïté Snauwaert; Kim Thúy; Kit Dobson; Michael Crummey; Lynn Coady & Angela Van Essen
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Waiting
An Anthology of Essays
edited by Rona Altrows; Julie Sedivy
contributions by Margaret Macpherson; Samantha Albert; Jane Cawthorne; Rebecca Danos; Leslie Greentree; Edythe Anstey Hanen; Jane Harris; Lee Kvern; Robin van Eck; Kelly S. Thompson; Glen Sorestad; Anne Sorbie; Steven Ross Smith; Cora Siré; Kathy Seifert; Roberta Rees; Susan Olding; Lorri Neilsen Glenn; Stuart Ian McKay; Wendy McGrath; Alice Major; Anne Levesque; Elizabeth Haynes; Richard Harrison; Vivian Hansen; John Graham-Pole; Patti Edgar; Weyman Chan; Sharon Butala & Aritha van Herk
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contributions by Margaret Macpherson; Samantha Albert; Jane Cawthorne; Rebecca Danos; Leslie Greentree; Edythe Anstey Hanen; Jane Harris; Lee Kvern; Robin van Eck; Kelly S. Thompson; Glen Sorestad; Anne Sorbie; Steven Ross Smith; Cora Siré; Kathy Seifert; Roberta Rees; Susan Olding; Lorri Neilsen Glenn; Stuart Ian McKay; Wendy McGrath; Alice Major; Anne Levesque; Elizabeth Haynes; Richard Harrison; Vivian Hansen; John Graham-Pole; Patti Edgar; Weyman Chan; Sharon Butala & Aritha van Herk

Waiting
An Anthology of Essays
edited by Rona Altrows; Julie Sedivy
contributions by Margaret Macpherson; Samantha Albert; Jane Cawthorne; Rebecca Danos; Leslie Greentree; Edythe Anstey Hanen; Jane Harris; Lee Kvern; Robin van Eck; Kelly S. Thompson; Glen Sorestad; Anne Sorbie; Steven Ross Smith; Cora Siré; Kathy Seifert; Roberta Rees; Susan Olding; Lorri Neilsen Glenn; Stuart Ian McKay; Wendy McGrath; Alice Major; Anne Levesque; Elizabeth Haynes; Richard Harrison; Vivian Hansen; John Graham-Pole; Patti Edgar; Weyman Chan; Sharon Butala & Aritha van Herk
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contributions by Margaret Macpherson; Samantha Albert; Jane Cawthorne; Rebecca Danos; Leslie Greentree; Edythe Anstey Hanen; Jane Harris; Lee Kvern; Robin van Eck; Kelly S. Thompson; Glen Sorestad; Anne Sorbie; Steven Ross Smith; Cora Siré; Kathy Seifert; Roberta Rees; Susan Olding; Lorri Neilsen Glenn; Stuart Ian McKay; Wendy McGrath; Alice Major; Anne Levesque; Elizabeth Haynes; Richard Harrison; Vivian Hansen; John Graham-Pole; Patti Edgar; Weyman Chan; Sharon Butala & Aritha van Herk

Writing the Terrain
Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets
contributions by Ian Adam; James M. Moir; Michael Henry; Erin Moure; Sid Marty; Ruth Roach Pierson; Bruce Hunter; Cyril Dabydeen; Miriam Waddington; Robert Stamp; Tim Lilburn; Stephen Scobie; Jon Whyte; Deborah Miller; John O. Barton; Colleen Thibadeau; Joan Crate; Ken Rivard; Greg Simison; Allan Serafino; Stacie Wolfer; Leonard Cohen; Miriam Mandel; Rosalee van Stelten; Yvonne Trainer; r. rickey; Barry McKinnon; Nancy Holmes; Gail Ghai; Vivian Hansen; Gerald Hill; Richard Hornsey; Sally Ito; Fiona Lam; Alice Major; Margaret Avison; Bonnie Bishop; Alexa DeWiel; Jim Green; James M. Thurgood; Anne Swannell; Aleksei Kazuk; Jason Dewinetz; Robert Boates; Joan Shillington; Anne Campbell; Sheri-D Wilson; Jan Boydol; Tom Wayman; Tim Bowling; Richard Woollatt; Carol Ann Sokoloff; Colin Morton; Anna Mioduchowska; Peter Stevens; Stephan Stephansson; Dennis Cooley; Rita Wong; Rajinderpal Pal; P.K. Page; Roberta Rees; Michael Cullen; John O. Thompson; Doug Beardsley; Christine Wiesenthal; D.C. Reid; Joseph Pivato; Tom Howe; Kim Maltman; Wilfred Watson; Lorne Daniel; Laurence Hutchman; Monty Reid; Ivan Sundal; Charles Noble; Walter Hildebrandt; Aritha van Herk; Erin Michie; David McFadden; Vanna Tessier; James Wreford Watson; Ryan Fitzpatrick; Phyllis Webb; Murdoch Burnett; Christopher Wiseman; Weyman Chan; Karen Solie; George Bowering; Tammy Armstrong; Robert Kroetsch; Eva Tihanyi; Gary Geddes; Leslie Greentree; Gordon Burles; E.D. Blodgett; Douglas Barbour; Cecelia Frey; William Latta; Pauline Johnson; Aislinn Hunter; Robert Hilles; Tom Henihan; Deborah Godin & Jan Zwicky
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Writing the Terrain
Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets
contributions by Robert Stamp; James M. Moir; Michael Henry; Erin Moure; Sid Marty; Ruth Roach Pierson; Bruce Hunter; Cyril Dabydeen; Miriam Waddington; Ian Adam; Tim Lilburn; Stephen Scobie; Jon Whyte; Deborah Miller; John O. Barton; Colleen Thibadeau; Joan Crate; Ken Rivard; Greg Simison; Allan Serafino; Stacie Wolfer; Leonard Cohen; Miriam Mandel; Rosalee van Stelten; Yvonne Trainer; r. rickey; Barry McKinnon; Nancy Holmes; Gail Ghai; Vivian Hansen; Gerald Hill; Richard Hornsey; Sally Ito; Fiona Lam; Alice Major; Margaret Avison; Bonnie Bishop; Alexa DeWiel; Jim Green; James M. Thurgood; Anne Swannell; Aleksei Kazuk; Jason Dewinetz; Robert Boates; Joan Shillington; Anne Campbell; Sheri-D Wilson; Jan Boydol; Tom Wayman; Tim Bowling; Richard Woollatt; Carol Ann Sokoloff; Colin Morton; Anna Mioduchowska; Peter Stevens; Stephan Stephansson; Dennis Cooley; Rita Wong; Rajinderpal Pal; P.K. Page; Roberta Rees; Michael Cullen; John O. Thompson; Doug Beardsley; Christine Wiesenthal; D.C. Reid; Joseph Pivato; Tom Howe; Kim Maltman; Wilfred Watson; Lorne Daniel; Laurence Hutchman; Monty Reid; Ivan Sundal; Charles Noble; Walter Hildebrandt; Aritha van Herk; Erin Michie; David McFadden; Vanna Tessier; James Wreford Watson; Ryan Fitzpatrick; Phyllis Webb; Murdoch Burnett; Christopher Wiseman; Weyman Chan; Karen Solie; George Bowering; Tammy Armstrong; Robert Kroetsch; Eva Tihanyi; Gary Geddes; Leslie Greentree; Gordon Burles; E.D. Blodgett; Douglas Barbour; Cecelia Frey; William Latta; Pauline Johnson; Aislinn Hunter; Robert Hilles; Tom Henihan; Deborah Godin & Jan Zwicky
tagged : anthologies (multiple authors)