Carmelita McGrath

Carmelita McGrath
Born	Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alma mater	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Genre	Poetry children's literature novel
Notable awards	Atlantic Poetry Prize 1998 To The New World Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award 2000 Stranger Things Have Happened

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] In 2015 she won the E.J. Pratt Poetry Award for her collection Escape Velocity. ^[6]

She has 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 has 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) ^[7]
• To The New World (1997) ^{[8] [9]}
• Stranger Things Have Happened (1999) ^{[10] [11]}
• The-Dog-Next-Year (2001) ^[12]
• Ghost Poems (2001) ^[3]
• The Boston Box (2003) ^[13]
• Vistas (2005) ^[3]
• Weather's Edge: A Compendium of Women's Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador (2005) ^{[14] [15]}
• Many Friends, One World (2008) ^[16]
• Escape Velocity (2013) ^{[17] [18]}

Awards

• 1998 Atlantic Poetry Prize for To The New World ^{[9] [1]}
• 2000 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Stranger Things Have Happened ^[19]
• Finalist for the 2000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award ^[20]
• 2015 EJ Pratt Award for Escape Velocity ^{[21] [22] [23]}
• Winterset Award Nominee for Escape Velocity ^[24]

References

1. "Carmelita McGrath". Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "Carmelita McGrath (1960-)". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
3. "Carmelita McGrath". Munster Literature Centre. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
4. "McGrath, Carmelita". Quebec Writers' Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
5. "Carmelita McGrath". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
6. "News McGrath, Peacock take home 2015 Newfoundland & Labrador Book Awards". Atlantic Books. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
7. 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 1 September 2020.
8. "To The New World". 49th Shelf. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
9. "J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award - Past Recipients". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
10. "Stranger Things Have Happened". Quill and Quire. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
11. "Stranger Things Have Happened". 49th Shelf. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
12. "The-Dog-Next-Year". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
13. "Boston Box, The | Breakwater Books Ltd" . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
14. 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 1 September 2020.
15. "Weather's Edge: A Compendium of Women's Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
16. "Many Friends, One World". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
17. "Escape Velocity". 49th Shelf. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
18. "Flux and Circadian Renewal: Carmelita McGrath's Escape Velocity". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
19. "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
20. "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Awards - Past Recipients". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
21. "Carmelita McGrath Wins the 2015 EJ Pratt Award". Literary Pres Group of Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
22. "Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
23. "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. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
24. "Sample Poem from Carmelita McGrath's Winterset Award Nominee, Escape Velocity". The Overcast. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2020.