MaryLou Driedger explained

MaryLou Driedger
Occupation:	Young Adult fiction author
Period:	2020s–present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	Lost on the Prairie, Sixties Girl

MaryLou Driedger (born 1953)^[1] is a Canadian journalist and Young Adult fiction novelist from Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[2]

Career

Driedger has been a columnist for The Carillon since in the 1980s and was also a longtime columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press.^[3]

Her debut Young Adult fiction novel, Lost on the Prairie, was published by Heritage House Publishing in 2021. It was a finalist for the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book at the Manitoba Book Awards.^[4] Her second novel, Sixties Girl appeared in 2023.^{[5] [6]}

Personal

Driedger was born in a Mennonite family in Winnipeg and grew up in Steinbach, Manitoba. She is a retired teacher, who taught in Steinbach and Hong Kong and former Manitoba Teacher of the Year.^[7] Driedger also leads tours at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: A Literary Walking Tour of Steinbach. Andrew Unger.
2. Web site: Writing career a dream come true from Winnipeg author. 15 June 2023 . Canadian Mennonite. June 21, 2023.
3. News: Columnist's second novel delves into 1960s. The Carillon. June 18, 2023.
4. Web site: Book awards short lists brings diverse finalists. Winnipeg Free Press. 14 May 2022 . June 18, 2023.
5. Web site: Winnipeg author releasing new book. 27 April 2023 . CTV News.
6. Sixties Girl. Quill and Quire. June 18, 2023.
7. Web site: Meet the Author. MaryLou Driedger.
8. Web site: Kent Monkman's The Scream. BBC. June 21, 2023.