Susan Kerslake

Susan Kerslake
Born	1943 (age 81–82) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	novelist, short story writer
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1970s-2000s
Notable works	Middlewatch, The Book of Fears

Susan Kerslake (born 1943) is a Canadian writer. ^[1] She was a shortlisted nominee for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1976 for Middlewatch, ^[2] and for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1984 Governor General's Awards for The Book of Fears. ^[3]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kerslake emigrated to Canada in 1966, residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ^[4]

Works

• Middlewatch (1976, ISBN   0-88750-206-7)
• Penumbra (1984, ISBN   0-920544-40-1)
• The Book of Fears (1984, ISBN   0-920304-31-1)
• Blind Date (1989, ISBN   0-919001-53-X)
• Seasoning Fever (2002, ISBN   0-88984-234-5)

References

1. Janice Kulyk Keefer, "Recent Maritime Fiction: Women and Words"]. Studies in Canadian Literature, Volume 11, Number 2 (1986).
2. Amazon.ca First Novel Award: 1976. Canadian Books & Authors, January 13, 2006.
3. "Finalists named for book awards". The Globe and Mail , May 16, 1985.
4. "Quick Readings". Ottawa Citizen , December 30, 1989.