Kate Sterns Explained

Kate Sterns is a Canadian writer.

Biography

Born in Toronto Ontario, she now lives in Montreal, Quebec.^[1] She credits Grace Paley and Anton Chekhov as early influences.^[2]

Her first novel, Thinking About Magritte, has been described as a "pool of brightly tinted cartoon images," and centred on Midnight Cowboy, who lives in Limestone, and whose fantasies about his dead mother bring her back to life.^[3] Her second novel, Down There By The Train,^[4] featured a hero named Levon Hawke recovering from the tragic death of his younger sister. It was a finalist for the Quebec Writers' Federation Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction in 2001.^[5]

Her radio plays The Bagel Philosopher and Once in a Blue Moon were broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

She is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Concordia University.^[6]

References

1. Web site: Kate Sterns. Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Database.
2. Web site: Concordia University interview with Kate Sterns. youtube.com. 13 November 2011 .
3. Web site: Thinking About Magritte . publishersweekly.com.
4. Web site: Down There By The Train. publishersweekly.com.
5. Web site: Quebec Writers' Federation database. qwf.org.
6. Web site: Concordia University English Department. english.concordia.ca.