Education
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she studied at the University of British Columbia, from which she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing in 1976.
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She is a past president of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Canada and is now the coordinator of the Writing Workshops Department at the Chang School of Continuing Education Ryerson University in Toronto. Her 1985 novel, A Certain Mr. Takahashi, was the basis for the 1991 feature film The Pianist.
1985: A Certain Mr.
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1985: A Certain Mr. Takahashi finalist, Books in Canada First Novel Award 1996: The Instructor finalist, Ontario Trillium Award. Nominated for Barnes and Noble "Discover these Great New Writers" Award. 2002: Exile fiction finalist, Governor General"s Awards. Finalist for Rogers Writers" Trust Fiction Prize. Named by Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire Magazine as a top book of the year.
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