Phyllis Gotlieb | |
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 Phyllis Gotlieb in 1982 | |
| Born | Phyllis Fay Bloom May 25, 1926 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | July 14, 2009 (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Notable awards | Prix Aurora Award |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Leo Gotlieb Margaret Gotlieb Jane Lipson |
Phyllis Fay Gotlieb (née Bloom; May 25, 1926 – July 14, 2009)[1][2] was a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet.
Born of Jewish heritage[3] in Toronto, Gotlieb graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in literature in 1948 (BA) and 1950 (MA).
In 1961, Gotlieb published the pamphlet Who Knows One, a collection of poems.[4] Her first novel, the science-fiction tale Sunburst, was published in 1964. Gotlieb won the Prix Aurora Award for Best Novel in 1982 for her novel A Judgement of Dragons. The Sunburst Award is named for her first novel.[5]
Her husband was Calvin Gotlieb (1921–2016), a computer-science professor who lived in Toronto, Ontario.
