Cedar Bowers | |
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Born | Galiano Island, British Columbia |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2020s-present |
Notable works | Astra |
Spouse | Michael Christie |
Website | |
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Cedar Bowers is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Astra was longlisted for the 2021 Giller Prize.[1] The novel traces the life from childhood through middle age of Astra, a woman who grew up on an agricultural commune in British Columbia, through the third-person perspectives of various other figures in her life.[2]
In addition to Astra, Bowers has published short stories in various literary magazines.
Bowers lives in Galiano Island and Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband, writer Michael Christie.[3]