Carmelita McGrath

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Carmelita McGrath
Born Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alma mater Memorial 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]

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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

Awards

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  2. ↑ "Carmelita McGrath (1960-)". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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  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. 1 2 "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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