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Carmelita McGrath
BornBranch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alma materMemorial University of Newfoundland
Genre
  • Poetry
  • children's literature
  • novel
Notable awards

Carmelita McGrath is a Canadian writer residing in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She writes poetry, children's literature, and novels.[1] She has also written short stories and has received awards for her writings.[2] Along with writing, McGrath is also an editor, teacher, researcher, and communications consultant.[3][4]

Life

McGrath was born in Branch, St. Mary's Bay.[5] She received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1] She has been involved in several writing groups, including the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Writer's Union, and the League of Canadian Poets.[5] She also served as Board Member and Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.[3] McGrath is a former editor of TickleAce magazine and member of the Waterlily magazine's editorial collective. She edited both fiction and non-fiction pieces for the Killick Press.[5]

Works

  • Poems on Land and Water (1992)[5]
  • Walking to Shenak (1994)[5]
  • Their Lives and Times (1995)[6]
  • To The New World (1997)[7][8]
  • Stranger Things Have Happened (1999)[9][10]
  • The-Dog-Next-Year (2001)[11]
  • Ghost Poems (2001)[3]
  • The Boston Box (2003)[12]
  • Vistas (2005)[3]
  • Weather's Edge: A Compendium of Women's Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador (2005)[13][14]
  • Many Friends, One World (2008)[15]
  • Escape Velocity (2013)[16][17]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carmelita McGrath". Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ "Carmelita McGrath (1960-)". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ^ a b c d "Carmelita McGrath". Munster Literature Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ "McGrath, Carmelita". Quebec Writers' Federation. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Carmelita McGrath". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. ^ Powers, Ann Marie (10 October 1997). "View of Pursuing Equality: Historical Perspectives on Women in Newfoundland and Labrador Edited by Linda Kealey; Their Lives and Times: Women in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Collage. Edited by Carmelita McGrath, Barbara Neis, and Marilyn Porter. | Newfoundland and Labrador Studies". Newfoundland & Labrador Studies. 13 (2). Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  7. ^ To The New World. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ a b "J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award - Past Recipients". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  9. ^ "Stranger Things Have Happened". Quill and Quire. 2004-02-02. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  10. ^ Stranger Things Have Happened. Retrieved 2020-09-01. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "The-Dog-Next-Year". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  12. ^ "Boston Box, The | Breakwater Books Ltd". Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  13. ^ Kealey, Linda (January 2008). "View of Linda Cullum, Carmelita McGrath, and Marilyn Porter, eds. Weather's Edge: A Compendium. | Newfoundland and Labrador Studies". Newfoundland & Labrador Studies. 23 (1). Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  14. ^ "Weather's Edge: A Compendium of Women's Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  15. ^ "Many Friends, One World". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  16. ^ Escape Velocity. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2020-09-01. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Flux and Circadian Renewal: Carmelita McGrath's Escape Velocity". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  18. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  19. ^ "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Awards - Past Recipients". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  20. ^ "Carmelita McGrath Wins the 2015 EJ Pratt Award". Literary Pres Group of Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  21. ^ "Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  22. ^ "Poet Carmelita McGrath and veterinarian-turned-writer Andrew Peacock were named winners of this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards this afternoon". The Telegram. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  23. ^ "Sample Poem from Carmelita McGrath's Winterset Award Nominee, Escape Velocity". The Overcast. 2014-03-17. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.


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