Marianne Brandis Explained

Marianne Brandis (born October 5, 1938) is a Dutch-born Canadian writer.^[1]

Brandis came to Canada with her family in 1947. Her family lived in British Columbia and Nova Scotia before settling in Ontario.^[2] She received a BA and MA from McMaster University.^[3] She worked as a copywriter for various private radio stations and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Brandis also taught English at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University). She has been a full-time writer since 1989.^[4] She currently lives in Stratford, Ontario.^[3]

Selected works^{[1] [4]}

• The Tinderbox (1982)
• The Quarter-Pie Window (1985), received the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award
• The Sign of the Scales (1990), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award
• Fire Ship (1992), received a Commendation from the Toronto Historical Board
• Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, historical novel for young adults (1996), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto
• Frontiers and Sanctuaries: A Woman's Life in Holland and Canada, biography (2006)
• The Grand River / Dundalk to Lake Erie (2015)

External links

• Web site: Author's official web site.

Notes and References

1. Book: The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work . 20–21 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . 2000 . 1551381087.
2. News: The Grand River revealed . May 2, 2015 . The Record.
3. Web site: Rebellion by Marianne Brandis . The Porcupine's Quill.
4. Web site: Marianne Brandis . Writers' Union of Canada.