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The Poet’s Corner of Canada
TOP FAMOUS Fredericton (p322) was the birthplace and home of Bliss Carman
4 CANADIAN (1861–1929), Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860–1943) and Francis
WRITERS Joseph Sherman (1871–1926), and the beauty of New Brunswick
was a common theme in their poems. Carmen’s birthplace can
Alice Munro (b. 1931) be visited, as can the University of New Brunswick (from which
One of the finest short both Carmen and Roberts graduated) and the Forest Hill
story writers of all Cemetery, where all three authors were laid to rest.
time, Munro won the
Nobel Prize in Literature
in 2013.
Margaret Atwood
(b. 1939)
Best known for her
dystopian novel The
Handmaid’s Tale (1985),
Atwood won the Booker
Prize in 2000 for The
Blind Assassin.

Michael Ondaatje
(b.1943)
His bestselling war
drama, The English
Patient (1992), was
turned into an Oscar-
winning movie.
Yann Martel (b.1963)
Spanish-born Martel
won the 2002 Man
Booker Prize for his
novel The Life of Pi.

Fall in New Brunswick,
a sight that inspired some
of Canada’s best poets
Top-Notch Festivals
Of Canada’s many literary
gatherings, the Winnipeg
International Writers Festival is
one of the best; known as Thin
Air, it runs for a week each fall.
Writers from around the world
appear alongside Canadian
literary luminaries for readings
and chats, plus there are writing
workshops and other events.
Other major literary festivals
include Calgary’s Wordfest and
the Vancouver Writers Festival,
which are both held in October.
Anne of Green
Gables Museum in Actress and comedian
Kensington, on Prince Lily Singh speaking at
Edward Island Wordfest in Calgary

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