Susan Kerslake

Susan Kerslake
Born1943
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupationnovelist, short story writer
NationalityCanadian
Period1970s-2000s
Notable worksMiddlewatch, The Book of Fears

Susan Kerslake (born 1943) is a Canadian writer.[1] She was a shortlisted nominee for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1976 for Middlewatch,[2] and for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1984 Governor General's Awards for The Book of Fears.[3]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kerslake emigrated to Canada in 1966, residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[4]

  1. ^ Janice Kulyk Keefer, "Recent Maritime Fiction: Women and Words"]. Studies in Canadian Literature, Volume 11, Number 2 (1986).
  2. ^ Amazon.ca First Novel Award: 1976. Canadian Books & Authors, January 13, 2006.
  3. ^ "Finalists named for book awards". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1985.
  4. ^ "Quick Readings". Ottawa Citizen, December 30, 1989.