Janice Kulyk Keefer

Lindy Ledohowski (University of Waterloo)

Ed. by Karis Shearer, University of British Columbia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

Dates

Born 2 Jun 1952
Activity 1986-ongoing

Places

Born in Canada
Active in Canada

Activities

Primary

Cultural Theorist/ Critic
Literary Critic/ Historian
Novelist
Poet
Story-writer

Resources

Kulyk Keefer's Works

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Janice Kulyk Keefer was born as Janice Kulyk in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of over a dozen works of poetry, prose, and literary criticism. Among her awards are the first prize in the CBC radio literary competition and the National Magazine Award, the 13th Marian Engel Award, and a SSHRCC artist/researcher fellowship.

Under Eastern Eyes

(1987), her study of Canadian fiction from the Maritimes, and her novel

The Green Library

(1996) were both shortlisted for a Governor General’s award. Her collection of poetry

Marrying the Sea

(1998) won the Canadian Authors’ Award, and her most recent novel,

The Ladies Lending Library

(2007), won the Kobzar prize. Kulyk Keefer continues to write poetry, prose, and academic pieces. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at the…

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Citation: Ledohowski, Lindy. "Janice Kulyk Keefer". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2566, accessed 25 November 2024.]