Nancy Bauer, née Nancy Luke (born July 7, 1934) is a Canadian writer and editor who writes for a number of Canadian maritime magazines about people who write, produce crafts and create visual art. Born in

Chelmsford, Massachusetts Chelmsford () is a town in Massachusetts that was established in 1655. It is located northwest of Boston. The Chelmsford militia played a role in the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. ...

, the daughter of Grace Bridgeford and Wendell Luke, Bauer received her

B.A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...

in English from

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. ...

in 1956. She moved to

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

in 1965. From 1967 until 1983, Bauer was the publisher of 25 New Brunswick

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s. She founded the Maritime Writers Workshop, and has served as writer-in-residence at the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North Ameri ...

, the Cape Cod Writers Conference, East Word One, and Bemidji State University. She was married to Bill Bauer, writer and retired professor, until his death in 2010.

Awards

*1982: 2nd prize, CBC Literary Competition *1999:

Alden Nowlan Alden Albert Nowlan (; January 25, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was a Canadian poet, novelist, and playwright. History Alden Nowlan was born into rural poverty in Stanley, Nova Scotia, adjacent to Mosherville, and close to the small town of Windsor ...

Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts

Selected bibliography

"Finding a pattern with soothing words", ''New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal'', February 6th, 2010"A matter of joining forces", ''New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal'', April 25th, 2009
*1982:''Flora, Write this Down''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, . *1985:''Wise Ears''. Ottawa: Oberon, . *1988:''The Opening Eye''. Ottawa: Oberon, . *1991:''Samara, the Wholehearted''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, . *1994:''The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, .

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