Priscilla Galloway
Priscilla Galloway (born 1930[1])is an award-winning Canadian children's literature author and former English teacher.[2] She received a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1977 with her dissertation titled "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools."[1]
Awards
Galloway has received the following awards and recognition for her work:[3]
- Finalist for 1999-2000 Red Cedar Book Award for Daedalus and the Minotaur
- 70th Annual New York Public Library Exhibition of Books for the Teen Age 1999 for Snake Dreamer (1999)
- Mr. Christie's Book Award finalist for Daedalus and the Minotaur
- Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award finalist for Truly Grim Tales 1996
Influences
Galloway taught English to noted literary critic Linda Hutcheon during high school.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Record for "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools"". University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hutcheon, Linda (2008). "Harry Potter and the Novice's Confession". The Lion and the Unicorn 32 (2): 169–179. doi:10.1353/uni.0.0012.
- ↑ "Learn More about Priscilla". Retrieved February 5, 2013.
Further reading
- Franzak, Judith (2007). "The Mirror's New Message? Gender in the Adolescent Postmodern Fairy Tale". Canadian Children's Literature/Littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse 108: 53–72.