Anne DeGrace is a Canadian fiction writer and
illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...
who lives near
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date ba ...
. She has published four novels
["A book to nurture patriotism"]
Wendy Elliott, ''Kings County News'', July 1, 2013. and co-authored three photo books.
Biography
Born in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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, DeGrace moved to Nelson in 1981.
["B.C. author explores outer and inner space in new novel"]
Colin Payne, ''Thompson Citizen'', October 2, 2009.
DeGrace has used themes from Canadian history in her novels, which were originally published by McArthur & Co. and later represented by
.
''Treading Water'' (2005) was the selected title for the One Book, One Kootenay project in 2010.
''Wind Tails'' (2007), published as ''Far From Home'' by HarperCollins in the U.S., was shortlisted for the Evergreen Award. ''Sounding Line'' (2009) was a Chapters/Indigo Heather's Pick. ''Flying with Amelia'' was published in hardcover by
McArthur & Company in 2011, and in trade paperback by Cormorant Books in 2014.
In 2011, DeGrace was named Nelson's third Cultural Ambassador. She has been a columnist for Nelson newspapers since 1989. She has illustrated several books for children, primarily for Polestar Press and Bluefield Books. As an editor and publishing consultant she has worked to produce several historical and local interest books.
Bibliography
* ''Nelson British Columbia in Photographs.'' (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 1996.
* ''The West Kootenay in Photographs.'' (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 1997.
* ''Treading Water.'' Toronto: McArthur & Co, 2005.
* ''Wind Tails.'' Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2007.
* ''Sounding Line.'' Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2009.
* ''Far From Home.'' (published in Canada as ''Wind Tails.'') HarperCollins/Avon, 2009.
* ''Nelson British Columbia.'' (with Steve Thornton) Nelson: Ward Creek Press, 2010.
* ''Flying with Amelia.'' Toronto: McArthur & Co., 2011.
"Flying with Amelia, by Anne DeGrace"
''The Globe and Mail''.
References
External links
Official Website
Anne DeGrace at Cormorant Books
Anne DeGrace at HarperCollins Publishers
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People from Nelson, British Columbia
Living people
Canadian children's book illustrators
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women children's book illustrators
20th-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian novelists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Novelists from Ottawa
Novelists from British Columbia