Susan Swan, the Glossary
Susan Swan (born 9 June 1945) is a Canadian author, journalist, and professor.[1]
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39 relations: Amazon.ca First Novel Award, Barbara Ann Scott, Barbara Gowdy, Berlin International Film Festival, Calgary Herald, Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, CBC Arts, Charles Dickens, Clara Thomas, Commonwealth Foundation prizes, Community Air, Giacomo Casanova, Governor General's Awards, Granta, Havergal College, Humber College, Jessica Paré, Lost and Delirious, Maclean's, Margaret Atwood, Marian Engel, McGill University, Midland Free Press, Midland, Ontario, Mischa Barton, Ms. (magazine), Order of Canada, P. T. Barnum, Piper Perabo, Sundance Film Festival, The Globe and Mail, The McGill Daily, The Telegram, The Wives of Bath, Toronto, University of Toronto, Writers' Union of Canada, York University, York University Libraries.
- Academic staff of Humber College
- Writers from Simcoe County
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
The Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a Canadian literary award, co-presented by Amazon.ca and The Walrus to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada.
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Barbara Ann Scott
Barbara Ann Scott (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater.
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Barbara Gowdy
Barbara Gowdy, CM (born 25 June 1950) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Susan Swan and Barbara Gowdy are Canadian women novelists and writers from Toronto.
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale, is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany.
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Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a North American literary award, created in 2020 to honour literature by women.
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CBC Arts
CBC Arts (Radio-Canada Arts) is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that creates and curates written articles, short documentaries, non-fiction series and interactive projects that represent the excellence of Canada's diverse artistic communities.
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.
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Clara Thomas
Clara Thomas (née McCandless; May 22, 1919 – September 26, 2013) was a Canadian academic.
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Commonwealth Foundation prizes
Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011.
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Community Air is a non-profit resident association in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada that seeks to have the Toronto Island Airport shut down and its lands converted to park land.
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Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice.
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Governor General's Awards
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.
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Granta
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story's supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, Granta has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world." Granta has published twenty-seven laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Havergal College
Havergal College is a private day and boarding school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Humber College
The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Jessica Paré
Jessica Paré (born December 5, 1980) is a Canadian actress and musician known for her co-starring roles on the AMC series Mad Men and the CBS series SEAL Team.
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Lost and Delirious
Lost and Delirious is a 2001 Canadian drama film directed by Léa Pool, and based on the novel The Wives of Bath by Susan Swan.
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Maclean's
Maclean's, founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. Susan Swan and Margaret Atwood are Canadian women novelists, writers from Simcoe County and writers from Toronto.
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Marian Engel
Marian Ruth Engel (née Passmore; May 24, 1933 – February 16, 1985) was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Susan Swan and Marian Engel are Canadian women novelists and writers from Toronto.
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McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Midland Free Press
The Midland Free Press was founded in 1896.
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Midland, Ontario
Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
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Mischa Barton
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress.
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Ms. (magazine)
Ms. is an American feminist magazine co-founded in 1971 by journalist and social/political activist Gloria Steinem.
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Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
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P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with James Anthony Bailey.
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Piper Perabo
Piper Lisa Perabo (--> born October 31, 1976) is an American actress.
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Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute.
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.
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The McGill Daily
The McGill Daily is an independent student newspaper at McGill University and is entirely run by students.
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The Telegram
The Telegram is a daily newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays (as The Weekend Telegram) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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The Wives of Bath
The Wives of Bath is a novel by Susan Swan, inspired by her own childhood experiences at Havergal College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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Writers' Union of Canada
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is the national organization of professionally published writers.
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York University
York University (Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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York University Libraries
York University Libraries (YUL) is the library system of York University in Toronto, Ontario.
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See also
Academic staff of Humber College
- Andrew Scott (Canadian jazz guitarist)
- Booth Savage
- Brian Dickinson
- Christine Brubaker
- Christine McGlade
- Don Cassel
- Elizabeth J. Duncan
- Fred Stone (musician)
- Jocelyn Gould
- Joe Flaherty
- John Steckley
- Matt Brubeck
- Maureen Judge
- Natasha Falle
- Neil Swainson
- Paul O'Sullivan (actor)
- Peter H. Martyn
- Shaheen Ariefdien
- Soo Wong
- Susan Swan
- Terry Tweed
- Verónica Reyes
- Wayson Choy
- Yanna McIntosh
Writers from Simcoe County
- Andrea Canning
- Arthur R. M. Lower
- Bill Fitsell
- Chris Banks (poet)
- Daniel Marchildon
- David G. Benner
- David Onley
- David UU
- Dwayne Benjamin (economist)
- E. M. Granger Bennett
- Emily Murphy
- Ernest Charles Drury
- Franklin Carmichael
- Frederick Banting
- Gilles Marchildon
- Graeme Gibson
- James Bartleman
- Jean-Paul Marchand
- John Allister Currie
- John Crispo
- John Sissons
- Joseph B. MacInnis
- Kathleen Coburn
- Kevin Hardcastle
- Leslie Frost
- Loreen Rice Lucas
- Margaret Atwood
- Margaret Robertson Watt
- Marnie Woodrow
- Matt Lennox
- Nina Moore Jamieson
- Norah M. Holland
- Paul Delaney (professor)
- Raymond Storey
- Richard B. Wright
- Sam Steele
- Stephen Willis (musicologist)
- Susan Swan
- Tony Burgess (author)
- William Peter Randall