Carmelita McGrath
BornBranch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Alma materMemorial 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]

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

  • Poems on Land and Water (1992)[5]
  • Walking to Shenak (1994)[5]
  • Their Lives and Times (1995)[6]
  • To The New World (1997)[7][8]
  • Stranger Things Have Happened (1999)[9][10]
  • The-Dog-Next-Year (2001)[11]
  • Ghost Poems (2001)[3]
  • The Boston Box (2003)[12]
  • Vistas (2005)[3]
  • Weather's Edge: A Compendium of Women's Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador (2005)[13][14]
  • Many Friends, One World (2008)[15]
  • Escape Velocity (2013)[16][17]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carmelita McGrath". Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Carmelita McGrath (1960-)". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carmelita McGrath". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  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 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "To The New World". 49th Shelf. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ "Stranger Things Have Happened". Quill and Quire. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Stranger Things Have Happened". 49th Shelf. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "The-Dog-Next-Year". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Boston Box, The | Breakwater Books Ltd". Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  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 1 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Many Friends, One World". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Escape Velocity". 49th Shelf. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Flux and Circadian Renewal: Carmelita McGrath's Escape Velocity". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Awards - Past Recipients". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Carmelita McGrath Wins the 2015 EJ Pratt Award". Literary Pres Group of Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  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. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "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.
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