Margaret Hollingsworth (born 1942) is a

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writer."Margaret Hollingsworth"
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''. Best known as a

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, she has also published a novel and short stories.

Background

Born in

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, she grew up in Sheffield and

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,"Hollingsworth, Margaret"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', July 20, 2010. and was educated as a librarian at

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.Margaret Hollingsworth fonds

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Archives. She emigrated to Canada in 1968, studying psychology at

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before moving to

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to study creative writing and theatre at the

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. She became a Canadian citizen in 1974.

Work

Her first play, ''Bushed'', was staged by the

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in 1973. She followed up with ''Operators'' in 1974 and ''Alli Alli Oh'' in 1977. She was a winner of the

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in 1983 for ''Ever Loving'', and the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award in 1995 for ''Ring of Fire''. She was an

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in 1985 for ''War Babies'', and a two-time nominee for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 1986 for ''Islands'' and in 1987 for ''War Babies''. Her other plays have included ''Apple in the Eye'', ''Diving'', ''The House That Jack Built'', ''It's Only Hot for Two Months in Kapuskasing'', ''Poppycock'', ''Prim and Duck, Mama and Frank'', ''In Confidence'', and ''Spanish Dancing in a Cold Climate''. She published the short story collection ''Smiling Under Water'' in 1990,"Compelling characters from a feminist viewpoint". ''

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'', March 24, 1990. and the novel ''Be Quiet'' in 2004.

References

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