Canadian writer
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]
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]
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]
^ a b c "Carmelita McGrath" . Atlantic Canadian Poets' Archive . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Carmelita McGrath (1960-)" . www.heritage.nf.ca . Retrieved 27 December 2023 .
^ a b c d "Carmelita McGrath" . Munster Literature Centre . Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "McGrath, Carmelita" . Quebec Writers' Federation . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Carmelita McGrath" . Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador . Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "To The New World" . 49th Shelf . Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "Stranger Things Have Happened" . Quill and Quire . 2 February 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Stranger Things Have Happened" . 49th Shelf . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "The-Dog-Next-Year" . Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Boston Box, The | Breakwater Books Ltd" . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Many Friends, One World" . Breakwater Books . Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Escape Velocity" . 49th Shelf . Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Flux and Circadian Renewal: Carmelita McGrath's Escape Velocity" . Arc Poetry Magazine . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients" . Atlantic Book Awards . Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Awards - Past Recipients" . Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Carmelita McGrath Wins the 2015 EJ Pratt Award" . Literary Pres Group of Canada . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Carmelita McGrath and Andrew Peacock win 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards" . Quill and Quire . Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .