Eleonore Schönmaier
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Career
Eleonore Schönmaier was born in Red Lake, Ontario and raised in the nearby community of Madsen. She earned her undergraduate degree at Queen's UniversityQueen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, as well as her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
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She has published a collection of short stories, 1994's Passion Fruit Tea, as well as a book of poetry, 1999's Treading Fast Rivers. Her poems have been published widely in literary magazines in Canada
Canada
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and the United States
United States
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including Grain, Event, Prairie Schooner, and Stand.
She was the Writing Resource Centre coordinator at Mount Saint Vincent University while also teaching creative writing, and has also taught Advanced Fiction Writing at St. Mary's University. Schönmaier has won numerous awards, including the Alfred G. Bailey Prize
Alfred Bailey
Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey, was a Canadian educator, poet, anthropologist, ethno-historian, and academic administrator.-Life:...
, the Earle Birney Prize
Earle Birney
Earle Alfred Birney, OC, FRSC was a distinguished Canadian poet and novelist, who twice won the Governor General's Award, Canada's top literary honor, for his poetry.-Life:...
, and the Sheldon Currie Fiction Award
Sheldon Currie
Sheldon Currie is a Canadian author, critic and professor emeritus . His books include The Glace Bay Miners' Museum, The Company Store and Down the Coaltown Road. A movie, Margaret's Museum, was based on The Glace Bay Miners' Museum. Currie was born in Reserve Mines, Cape Breton as one of five...
. She divides her time between Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
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and coastal Europe
Europe
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