Kate Sterns is a Canadian writer.

Biography

Born in

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, she now lives in

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. She credits

Grace Paley Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007), Goodside, was an American short story author, poet, teacher, and political activist. Paley wrote three critically acclaimed collections of short stories, which were compiled in the Pulitzer Pr ...

and

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

as early influences. Her first novel, ''Thinking About Magritte'', has been described as a "pool of brightly tinted cartoon images," and centred on Midnight Cowboy, who lives in Limestone, and whose fantasies about his dead mother bring her back to life. Her second novel, ''Down There By The Train'', featured a hero named Levon Hawke recovering from the tragic death of his younger sister. It was a finalist for the

Quebec Writers' Federation The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) is a not-for-profit registered charitable organization representing and serving the English-language literary community in the province of Quebec, Canada. QWF is a literary arts presenter, provides profession ...

Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction in 2001. Her radio plays ''The Bagel Philosopher'' and ''Once in a Blue Moon'' were broadcast on

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. She is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian women novelists Academic staff of Concordia University 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Writers from Kingston, Ontario Canadian women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian radio writers Canadian women radio writers 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Novelists from Ontario Novelists from Montreal {{Canada-playwright-stub