Anne Stone is a Canadian writer, teacher, and editor.
Biography
Born in
Toronto
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, Ontario, Stone now lives in Vancouver. She studied in Montreal 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 ...
, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (1994) and at
McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
, where she earned a Master of Arts in English Literature (1997). Her thesis consisted of an experimental novel ("De'ath Sound") and a critical afterward; the short poetic novel, retitled ''Hush'', was published by Insomniac Press in 1999. In 2005, Julie Boulanger wrote her thesis on this novel ("What Language is This?: A Study of Abjection in Djuna Barnes's ''Nightwood'' and Anne Stone's ''Hush''.)
While set in Mississauga, it has been noted that her third novel, ''Delible'' (Insomniac Press, 2006), is reminiscent of the subject of missing women in Vancouver. ''Delible'' was named a book of the year by the ''Globe and Mail'' (29 Dec. 2007) and long-listed for the Relit Award. Together with activist and teacher Amber Dean, Stone co-edited a special issue of ''West Coast Line'' on the issue of murdered and missing women (2007). Between 2007 and 2010, Stone co-edited a fiction imprint at Insomniac Press (Serotonin/Wayside Editions). She teaches English and Creative Writing at Capilano University.
In 2000, Stone alleged that she
ghostwrote the majority of
Nega Mezlekia
Nega Mezlekia (Amharic: ነጋ መዝለቂያ; born 1958) is an Ethiopian writer who writes in English. His first language is the Amharic language, but since the 1980s he has lived in Canada so speaks and writes in English.
Nega was born in Jijig ...
's award-winning memoir ''Notes from the Hyena's Belly''. Mezlekia responded that Stone's role in the book's publication was strictly that of a
copy editor
Copy editing (also known as copyediting and manuscript editing) is the process of revising written material (" copy") to improve quality and readability, as well as ensuring that a text is free of errors in grammar, style, and accuracy. ''The Ch ...
, and sued Stone for
defamation
Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. The precise legal definition of defamation varies from country to country. It is not necessarily restricted to making assertions ...
. Their claims and counterclaims became a significant subject of debate in the Canadian press about the relationship between authorship and editorship of a creative work.
Bibliography
Novels
*''jacks: a gothic gospel''. DC Books, 1998.
*''Hush''. Insomniac Press, 1999.
*''Delible''. Insomniac Press, 2006.
Selected Non-fiction
*''What Will Not Bury''. The Heart Does Break: Essays on Grief and Mourning by Canadian Writers. Eds. Jean Baird & George Bowering. Toronto: Randomhouse, 2009.
*''Bearing Partial Witness: Representations of Missing Women''. Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies (2009) 31:2: 221–236.
References
External links
Author Website
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Canadian women poets
21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian poets
Poets from Montreal
Living people
Canadian women novelists
21st-century Canadian women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Novelists from Montreal