Anne DeGrace
{{Short description|Canadian writer and illustrator}}
Anne DeGrace is a Canadian fiction writer and illustrator who lives near Nelson, British Columbia. She has published four novels[http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columnists/2013-07-01/article-3297657/A-book-to-nurture-patriotism/1 "A book to nurture patriotism"]. Wendy Elliott, Kings County News, July 1, 2013. and co-authored three photo books.
Biography
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, DeGrace moved to Nelson in 1981.[http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/news/nickel-belt/b-c-author-explores-outer-and-inner-space-in-new-novel-1.1375396 "B.C. author explores outer and inner space in new novel"] Colin Payne, Thompson Citizen, October 2, 2009.
DeGrace has used themes from Canadian history in her novels, which were originally published by McArthur & Co. and later represented by Cormorant Books.[http://www.cbc.ca/airplay/episodes/2012/02/23/canadian-history-inspires-author/ "Canadian history inspires author"]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 23, 2012
Treading Water (2005) was the selected title for the One Book, One Kootenay project in 2010.{{cite web|title=One Book One Kootenay selects Renata story|url=http://thenelsondaily.com/news/one-book-one-kootenay-selects-renata-story#.VTRA4WZ4iVp|website=The Nelson Daily|access-date=2015-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142900/http://thenelsondaily.com/news/one-book-one-kootenay-selects-renata-story#.VTRA4WZ4iVp|archive-date=2015-04-27|url-status=dead}} Wind Tails (2007), published as Far From Home by HarperCollins in the U.S., was shortlisted for the Evergreen Award. Sounding Line (2009) was a Chapters/Indigo Heather's Pick. Flying with Amelia was published in hardcover by McArthur & Company in 2011, and in trade paperback by Cormorant Books in 2014.
In 2011, DeGrace was named Nelson's third Cultural Ambassador.{{cite web|title=Great choice for Nelson's Cultural Ambassador|url=http://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/137108703.html|website=Nelson Star|access-date=2015-04-19|archive-date=2017-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050921/http://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/137108703.html|url-status=dead}} She has been a columnist for Nelson newspapers since 1989. She has illustrated several books for children, primarily for Polestar Press and Bluefield Books. As an editor and publishing consultant she has worked to produce several historical and local interest books.
Bibliography
- Nelson British Columbia in Photographs. (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 1996. {{ISBN|9780968073902}}
- The West Kootenay in Photographs. (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 1997. {{ISBN|0968073913}}
- Treading Water. Toronto: McArthur & Co, 2005. {{ISBN|155278598X}}[http://www.quillandquire.com/review/treading-water/ "Treading Water"]. Quill and Quire.[http://canlit.ca/reviews/drag_the_lake_for_voices "Book Review | Treading Water by Anne DeGrace; Phantom Lake: North of 54 by Birk Sproxton] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324070425/http://canlit.ca/reviews/drag_the_lake_for_voices |date=March 24, 2015 }}. Canadian Literature
- Wind Tails. Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2007. {{ISBN|9781552787335}}
- Sounding Line. Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2009. {{ISBN|9781552788837}}[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/sounding-line-by-anne-degrace/article4283577/ "Sounding Line, by Anne DeGrace"]. The Globe and Mail.
- Far From Home. (published in Canada as Wind Tails.) HarperCollins/Avon, 2009. {{ISBN|9780061728808}}
- Nelson British Columbia. (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0968073933}}
- Flying with Amelia. Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2011. {{ISBN|9781770863569}}[http://www.nelsonstar.com/entertainment/168054786.html "Nelson author Anne DeGrace's book reviewed"]. Eli Geddis Nelson Star August 30, 2012.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/flying-with-amelia-by-anne-degrace/article4184275/ "Flying with Amelia, by Anne DeGrace"]. The Globe and Mail.
References
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External links
- [http://annedegrace.ca Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150427145043/http://www.cormorantbooks.com/degrace-anne/ Anne DeGrace at Cormorant Books]
- [http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-105490/anne-degrace Anne DeGrace at HarperCollins Publishers]
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Category:People from Nelson, British Columbia
Category:Canadian children's book illustrators
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:Canadian women children's book illustrators
Category:20th-century Canadian novelists
Category:20th-century Canadian women writers
Category:21st-century Canadian women writers
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)