Heather Cadsby

Heather Cadbsy was born in Belleville, Ontario and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University. In 1981 she released her first book of poetry, Traditions, published by Fiddlehead Poetry Books.{{Sfnmp|1a1=LaDuke|1a2=Luxton|1y=1983}}

In 1982, Cadsby co-founded the Canadian publishing company Wolsak and Wynn with Maria Jacobs in Hamilton, Ontario.{{Sfnmp|Cullen|2007|Rose|2024}} In 1983, Cadsby and Jacobs published a poetry collection together through Wolsak and Wynn entitled The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy.{{Sfnmp|Pell|1985}} Cadsby's 1988 book Decoys, published by Mosaic Press, was described in the Telegraph-Journal as "women's writing at its best", and was praised for its lively and upbeat prose.{{Sfnmp|Cran|1990}}

Her third poetry collection, A Tantrum of Synonyms, was published in 1997 by Wolsak and Wynn, the same year the company celebrated 15 years of publishing exclusively poetry.{{Sfnmp|Scheier|1998}} The book was well-received by critics,{{Sfnmp|Lewis|1998|Scheier|1998}} with Libby Scheier noting in The Toronto Star that Cadsby had "matured and deepened" with the style and lyricism of her poetry.{{Sfnmp|Scheier|1998}}

Cadsby and Jacobs retired from Wolsak and Wynn in 2007, selling the company to Noelle Allen.{{Sfnmp|Rose|2024}} Cadsby has since released four more books through various publishers, such as Could Be in 2009{{Sfnmp|Lista|2009}} and Standing in the Flock of Connections in 2018.{{Sfnmp|Rogers|2018|Watts|2019}}

• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |date=1981 |title=Traditions |url= |location=Fredericton, NB |publisher=Fiddlehead Poetry Books |isbn=978-0-8649-2007-2 |oclc=9909230 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Pulver|1982|Nynych|1982|Smith|1983}}
• {{cite book |last1=Cadsby |first1=Heather |author-mask=1 |last2=Jacobs |first2=Maria |author-link2=Maria Jacobs |date=1983 |title=The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy |url= |location=Hamilton, ON |publisher=Wolsak and Wynn |isbn=978-0-9198-9700-7 |oclc=10525297 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Pell|1985}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=1988 |title=Decoys |url= |location=Oakville, ON |publisher=Mosaic Press |isbn=978-0-8896-2399-6 |oclc=17768576 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Cran|1990}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=1997 |title=A Tantrum of Synonyms |url=https://archive.org/details/tantrumofsynonym0000cads |url-access=registration |location=Hamilton, ON |publisher=Wolsak and Wynn |isbn=978-0-9198-9757-1 |oclc=39123904 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Lewis|1998|Scheier|1998}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=2009 |title=Could Be: Poems |url=https://archive.org/details/couldbepoems0000cads |url-access=registration |location=Kingston, ON |publisher=Brick Books |isbn=978-1-8940-7873-3 |oclc=320585124 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Lista|2009}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=2012 |title=Text Steps: Poems |url= |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Goose Lane Editions |isbn=978-0-9691-1252-5 |oclc=1036190995 |ref=none}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=2018 |title=Standing in the Flock of Connections |url= |location=Kingston, ON |publisher=Brick Books |isbn=978-1-7713-1479-4 |oclc=1012347382 |ref=none}}{{Sfnmp|Rogers|2018|Watts|2019}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=2023 |title=How to |url= |location=Ottawa, ON |publisher=Above/Ground Press |isbn=978-1-7746-0305-5 |oclc=1404835974 |ref=none}}

• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=1982 |title=Squid Inc, 1982: An Anthology of Poems |url= |location=Willowdale, ON |publisher=Squid |isbn=978-0-9691-1250-1 |oclc=15977458 |ref=none}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=1986 |title=Squid Inc 86 |url= |location=Willowdale, ON |publisher=Squid |isbn=978-0-9691-1251-8 |oclc=16034044 |ref=none}}
• {{cite book |last=Cadsby |first=Heather |author-mask=1 |date=1989 |title=Vivid: Stories by Five Women |url=https://archive.org/details/vividstoriesbyfi0000unse |url-access=registration |location=Stratford, ON |publisher=Aya Press |isbn=978-0-9205-4465-5 |oclc=20097168 |ref=none}}

• Writer's Digest Best 100 (1973){{Sfnmp|Petrauskaite|1997}}
• North York Poetry Awards (1985){{Sfnmp|Petrauskaite|1997}}

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• {{cite news |last=Cran |first=Emily Elizabeth |date=24 March 1990 |title=Women find poetic voices |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-journal-women-find-poetic-voic/174487398/ |work=Telegraph-Journal |location=Saint John, NB |publisher= |access-date=14 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• {{cite book |last=Cullen |first=Don |author-link=Don Cullen |date=2007 |title=The Bohemian Embassy: Memories and Poems |url=https://archive.org/details/bohemianembassym0000cull/ |location=Hamilton, ON |publisher=Wolsak and Wynn |page=92 |isbn=978-1-8949-8710-3 |access-date=4 June 2025 |via=Archive.org}}
• {{cite book |editor-last1=LaDuke |editor-first1=Janice |editor-last2=Luxton |editor-first2=Steve |date=1983 |title=Full Moon: An Anthology of Canadian Women Poets |url=https://archive.org/details/fullmoonantholog0000unse/ |url-access=registration |location= |publisher=Quadrant Editions |page=40 |isbn=978-0-8649-5028-4 |access-date=4 June 2025 |via=Archive.org}}
• {{cite news |last=Lewis |first=David |date=14 March 1998 |title=Five poets brave the waves in books from bracing to boring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-five-poets-brave/174487306/ |work=The Hamilton Spectator |location=Hamilton, ON |publisher= |access-date=14 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• {{cite news |last=Lista |first=Michael |date=December 2009 |title=Could Be (review) |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/could-be/ |work=Quill & Quire |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=St. Joseph Media |access-date=4 June 2025}}
• {{cite news |last=Nynych |first=Stefanie |date=4 July 1982 |title=Paperback reviews: Traditions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-paperback-reviews-trad/174487637/ |work=The Toronto Star |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Torstar |access-date=14 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• {{cite journal |last=Pell |first=Barbara |date=1985 |title=Sifting the Dross |url=https://canlit.ca/article/sifting-the-dross/ |journal=Canadian Literature |volume= |issue=104 |publisher=University of British Columbia |pages=136-137 |doi= |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010145333/https://canlit.ca/article/sifting-the-dross/ |archive-date=10 October 2024}}
• {{cite book |last=Petrauskaite |first=Edita |date=1997 |title=Who's Who in the League of Canadian Poets: Directory of Members, 1997/98 |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinleagueo0000leag/ |location= |publisher=League of Canadian Poets |page=20 |isbn=1-8962-1605-6 |access-date=4 June 2025 |via=Archive.org}}
• {{cite news |last=Pulver |first=Peggy |date=27 March 1982 |title=Bookstand: Traditions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-whig-standard-bookstand-tr/174487716/ |work=The Kingston Whig-Standard |location=Kingston, ON |publisher= |access-date=14 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• {{cite magazine |last=Rogers |first=Kate |date=2018 |title=Hoarding "Our Little Commotions": Heather Cadsby's Standing in the Flock of Connections |url=https://arcpoetry.ca/editorials/standing-in-the-flock-of-connections-heather-cadsby/ |magazine=Arc Poetry Magazine |location=Ottawa, ON |publisher= |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207111236/https://arcpoetry.ca/web/20250207111236/https://arcpoetry.ca/editorials/standing-in-the-flock-of-connections-heather-cadsby/ |archive-date=7 February 2025}}
• {{cite news |last=Rose |first=Jessica |date=1 October 2024 |title=Wolsak and Wynn: A way with words |url=https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/wolsak-and-wynn-a-way-with-words/ |work=Hamilton City Magazine |location=Hamilton, ON |publisher= |access-date=31 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531195410/https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/wolsak-and-wynn-a-way-with-words/ |archive-date=31 May 2025}}
• {{cite news |last=Scheier |first=Libby |author-link=Libby Scheier |date=14 March 1998 |title=Low profile harbours a fine unsung poet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-low-profile-harbours-a/174487513/ |work=The Toronto Star |location=Toronto, ON |publisher=Torstar |access-date=14 June 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• {{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Patricia Keeney |date=1983 |title=Sanest Insanity |url=https://canlit.ca/article/sanest-insanity/ |journal=Canadian Literature |volume= |issue=97 |publisher=University of British Columbia |pages=138-140 |doi= |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428180526/https://canlit.ca/article/sanest-insanity/ |archive-date=28 April 2025}}
• {{cite journal |last=Watts |first=Carl |date=2019 |title=Minor Revelations |url=https://canlit.ca/article/minor-revelations/ |journal=Canadian Literature |volume= |issue=238 |publisher= |pages=107-109 |doi= |access-date=4 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211071953/https://canlit.ca/article/minor-revelations/ |archive-date=11 December 2024}}

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• {{cite journal |last1=Connolly |first1=Tristanne |date=2008 |title=Intimate Relations: Two Sides of Heather Cadsby |url=https://tnq.ca/issues/issue-108/ |journal=The New Quarterly |volume= |issue=108 |publisher= |pages= |doi= |access-date=4 June 2025}}
• {{cite news |author={{Text|Open Book}} |author-mask=[{{Italics correction|Open Book}}] |date=21 March 2018 |title=Poet & Wolsak and Wynn Founder Heather Cadsby on the Best & Worst Part of Being a Poet |url=https://open-book.ca/News/Poet-Wolsak-and-Wynn-Founder-Heather-Cadsby-on-the-Best-Worst-Part-of-Being-a-Poet |work=Open Book |location=Toronto, ON |publisher= |access-date=4 June 2025}}

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• {{cite AV media |people= |last=Bullis |first=Nancy |date=20 November 2018 |title=Interview with Heather Cadsby at HOWL at CIUT 89 5 FM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFd4cw2n2NM |trans-title= |format= |work=CIUT-FM |type= |language=en |location= |publisher=Brick Books |access-date=4 June 2025 |via=YouTube}}

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• [https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL266637A/Heather_Cadsby Heather Cadsby] at Open Library

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