Canadian poet and children's writer (born 1951)
Susan Musgrave |
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| Born | (1951-03-12) March 12, 1951 (age 72)
Santa Cruz, California |
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| Occupation | Author, poet |
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| Genre | Poetry, fiction, children's literature |
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Susan Musgrave (born March 12, 1951) is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Canadian parents, and currently[when?] lives in British Columbia, dividing her time between Sidney and Haida Gwaii. She has been nominated several times for Canada's Governor General literary awards.[1]
Musgrave left school at 14, and had her first works published at 16.[1] In 1986, at a wedding held in prison,[1] she married Stephen Reid, a writer, convicted bank robber and former member of the infamous band of thieves known as the Stopwatch Gang. Their relationship was chronicled in 1999 in the CBC series The Fifth Estate.[2]
Musgrave defended Al Purdy's collection of poetry, Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems, 1962–1996, in Canada Reads 2006, a nationally broadcast radio "battle of the books" competition.[3]
She currently[when?] teaches creative writing in the University of British Columbia's optional residency Master of Fine Arts program.[citation needed]
Musgrave's archives are held by the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University.[citation needed]
Her book Exculpatory Lilies was shortlisted for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize.[4]
