Brit Griffin, born circa 1959, is a

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journalist and writer.

Biography

Griffin met musician and politician

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in 1981, when Angus was a member of the band L'Étranger. They married, cofounded a

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in 1985, and moved to

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, in 1990. In 1995, while living in Cobalt, Griffin and Angus cofounded '' HighGrader''; Griffin acted as the magazine's publisher, while Angus was its editor. Griffin was a co-author with Angus of the 1996 book ''We Lived a Life and Then Some'' ()Search List from Amazon Books. www.Amazon.ca. 2007. and the 1998 musical play ''Wildcat''. She has also been published in the

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magazine ''Compass''. In 2014, she published her debut novel, ''The Wintermen'', with

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-based Scrivener Press."Sudbury column: How a western becomes a 'Northern'"
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'', November 8, 2014. In 2018, she released the sequel, "The Wintermen II: Into the Deep Dark" wit
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Griffin's poetry has been published in ''Room'', a magazine focusing on literature, art, and feminism. She has published short stories in ''Climate Culture''.

Awards and honours

Griffin won two American Catholic Press awards for her writing and works as a freelancer in print, video, and radio. She currently works for First Nations.

References

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