Edna Alford (born 19 Nov 1947 in Turtleford, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian author and editor. As a writer she is known for the collections A Sleep Full of Dreams and The Garden of Eloise Loon. She has also won the Marian Engel Award and the Gerald Lampert Award. As an editor she co-founded the magazine Dandelion and edited fiction for Grain from 1985-1990.
[1] Edna was born to George and Edith Sample and was the second eldest of the children aside from brother Stanley. She also has brothers Lorne (deased) and Gregory as well as a younger sister Beth. Edna is currently married to internationally known theoretical mathematician Richard Cushman
References
- W. H. New, ed. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.
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Cushman, Edna |
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Canadian author and editor |
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1947 |
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