Priscilla Galloway

Priscilla Galloway (July 22, 1930 - October 28, 2018[1]) was 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."[3]

Awards

Galloway has received the following awards and recognition for her work:[4]

  • 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. "Priscilla Anne Galloway". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Record for "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools"". University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. "Learn More about Priscilla". Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

Further reading


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