Marianne Brandis

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Marianne Brandis (born October 5, 1938) is a Dutch-born Canadian writer.[1]

Brandis came to Canada with her family in 1947. Her family lived in British Columbia and Nova Scotia before settling in Ontario.[2] She received a BA and MA from McMaster University.[3] She worked as a copywriter for various private radio stations and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Brandis also taught English at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. She has been a full-time writer since 1989.[4] She currently lives in Stratford, Ontario.[3]

Selected works[1][4][]

  • The Tinderbox (1982)
  • The Quarter-Pie Window (1985), received the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award
  • The Sign of the Scales (1990), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award
  • Fire Ship (1992), received a Commendation from the Toronto Historical Board
  • Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, historical novel for young adults (1996), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto
  • Frontiers and Sanctuaries: A Woman's Life in Holland and Canada, biography (2006)
  • The Grand River / Dundalk to Lake Erie (2015)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work. Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2000. pp. 20–21. ISBN 1551381087.
  2. ^ "The Grand River revealed". The Record. May 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rebellion by Marianne Brandis". The Porcupine's Quill.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Marianne Brandis". Writers' Union of Canada.

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