Priscilla Galloway Explained

Priscilla Galloway (July 22, 1930 - October 28, 2018^[1]) was a Canadian children's literature author and former English teacher. She received a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1977. Her dissertation was entitled, "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools."^[2]

Awards

Galloway has received the following awards and recognition for her work:^[3]

• 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.^[4]

Further reading

• Franzak. Judith. The Mirror's New Message? Gender in the Adolescent Postmodern Fairy Tale. Canadian Children's Literature. 108. 2007. 53–72.

External links

• Priscilla Galloway's Homepage, copy archived April 6, 2016
• Priscilla Galloway at Annick Press

• The archives of Pricilla Galloway (Pricilla Galloway fonds, R11736) are held at Library and Archives Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Priscilla Anne Galloway . Legacy.com . July 30, 2020.
2. Web site: Record for "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools". University of Toronto Libraries. February 5, 2013.
3. Web site: Learn More about Priscilla. February 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227221718/http://priscillagalloway.net/Learn%20More.html. February 27, 2017. dead.
4. Linda. Hutcheon. Harry Potter and the Novice's Confession. The Lion and the Unicorn. 32. 2 . 2008 . 169–179. 10.1353/uni.0.0012. 143383062.