Don Gutteridge (writer)
Donald George Gutteridge (born 30 September 1937) is a Canadian author of poetry, fiction and scholarly works. He is also professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario.
Biography
Don Gutteridge was born in Sarnia, Ontario in 1937, and was raised in the nearby village of Point Edward, Ontario. His high schooling took place in Sarnia and Chatham, Ontario. He attended the University of Western Ontario (UWO), where he graduated with a BA Honours in English in 1960. After graduating, Gutteridge taught high school English for seven years before joining the Faculty of Education at UWO in 1969. He is currently Professor Emeritus.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Gutteridge is the author of more than thirty books: poetry, fiction and scholarly works. Among his best-known poems are the mythic tetralogy: Riel: A Poem For Voices, Coppermine: The Quest For North, Borderlands, and Tecumseh. He has recently produced a series of mystery novels, The Marc Edwards Mysteries.[3] In 1972 he won the President’s Medal at The University of Western Ontario for his poem "Death At Quebec". He lives in London, Ontario with his wife Anne. He has two children, John and Kate, and six grandchildren.[5]
Published Works
Poetry
- Riel: A Poem For Voices. Fiddlehead Poetry Books: Fredericton, 1968; and Van Nostrand Reinhold: Toronto, 1972.
- The Village Within. Fiddlehead: Fredericton, 1970.
- Death At Quebec and Other Poems. Fiddlehead: Fredericton, 1972.
- Saying Grace: An Elegy. Fiddlehead: Fredericton, 1972.
- Coppermine: The Quest For North. Oberon: Ottawa, 1973.
- Borderlands. Oberon: Ottawa, 1975.
- Tecumseh. Oberon: Ottawa, 1976.
- A True History of Lambton County. Oberon: Ottawa, 1977.
- God’s Geography. Brick Books: London, 1982.
- The Exiled Heart; Selected Narratives. Oberon: Ottawa, 1986.
- Love in the Wintertime. Oberon: Ottawa, 1990.
- Flute Music in the Cello’s Belly. Moonstone: Goderich, 1997.
- Bloodlines. Oberon: Ottawa, 2001.
- Something More Miraculous. Oberon: Ottawa, 2004.
- Still Magical. Oberon: Ottawa, 2007.
- Coming Home. Oberon: Ottawa, 2011.
- "The Way It Was", Friesen Press: Vancouver, 2014.
- "Tidings", Black Moss Press: Windsor, 2015
Fiction
- Bus-Ride. Nairn publishing: Nairn, 1974.
- All in Good Time. Black Moss: Windsor, 1980.
- St. Vitus Dance. Drumlin: London, 1986.
- Shaman’s Ground. Drumlin: London, 1988.
- How the World Began. Moonstone: Goderich, 1991.
- Summer’s Idyll. Oberon: Ottawa, 1993.
- Winter’s Descent. Oberon: Ottawa, 1996.
- Bewilderment. Borealis: Ottawa, 2000.
- Turncoat. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 2003; and Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2010.
- Solemn Vows. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 2003; and Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2011.
- Vital Secrets. Trinity: Saint John, 2007; and Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2011.
- The Perilous Journey of Gavin the Great. Borealis Press: Ottawa, 2010.
- Dubious Allegiance. Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2012.
- The Rebellion Mysteries. Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2012.
- "Lily's Story".(e-book). Bev Editions: Toronto, 2013 (Print edition 2014)
- "Bloody Relations". Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2013
- "Death of a Patriot". Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2014.
- "The Bishop's Pawn". Bev Editions:Toronto, 2015.
- "Desperate Acts', Bev Editions Toronto, 2015.
- "Unholy Alliance", Bev Editions: Toronto, 2015.
- "Minor Corruption", Bev Editions: Toronto, 2015.
- "Governing Passion", Bev Editions: Toronto, 2015.
- "The Widow's Demise", Bev Editions: Toronto, 2015.
Non-Fiction
- "Rhetoric: A Unified Approach to Literary Curricula", OISE: Toronto, 1970 (contributor)
- Language and Expression. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 1970.
- The Country of the Young. The Althouse Press: London, 1978.
- Mountain and Plain. Anthology. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 1978.
- Rites of Passage. Anthology. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 1979.
- Brave Season. The Althouse Press: London, 1983.
- Incredible Journeys. The Althouse Press: London, 1986 and 1990.
- The Dimension of Delight. The Althouse Press: London, 1988.
- Stubborn Pilgrimage. Our Schools/Our Selves: Toronto, 1994.
- Teaching English. Lorimer: Toronto, 2000.
- " The Myth Alive: Essays in Canadian Literature and Poetics. First Choice Books: Victoria, 2015
Awards
- The President’s Medal, The University of Western Ontario: Best Periodical Poem, 1972.
References
Notes
- ↑ New, William H. (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 462–3. ISBN 9780802007612.
- ↑ Benson, Eugene; William Toye (1997). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (2nd ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. pp. 505–6. ISBN 978-0195411676.
- 1 2 Power, Alana (29 September 2010). "Turncoat by Don Gutteridge". Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Anon (18 February 2011). "The Proust Questionnaire, with Don Gutteridge". Open Book Ontario. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- 1 2 Gutteridge, Don. "Member Profile". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Colombo, John Robert (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780888820730.
Further reading
- Garebian, Keith (1980). "Don Gutteridge’s Mythic Tetralogy". Canadian Literature (87): 25–51.
- Moyles, R.G., Review of The Exiled Heart, The Journal of Canadian Poetry, Vol. 3, 1986, 63-65.