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Canadian
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Canadian Poetry Archive/Archives de Poésie Canadienne 
 "Selected poems from over 100 early English- and French-language Canadian poets," searchable and browsable by poet, title, and date. Also searchable by keyword in poem. Includes a list of poets, biographies of prominent Canadian poets, and related poetry sites. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canvers/ Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Canadian Writers/Écrivains et Écrivaines du Canada
This site "features some of the best literary examples of Canada's rich and varied published heritage." The site features introductory essays, a manuscript gallery, and a bibliography and links for featured writers such as Marie-Claire Blais, Roger Lemelin, Carol Shields, and Michel Tremblay. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/writers/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Crime Writers of Canada
"A national organization for Canadian crime writers, associated professionals, and anyone else with a serious interest in Canadian crime writing. Its mission is to promote Canadian crime writing and to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers." The site includes biographies of dozens of member Canadian crime and mystery writers, and a list of current winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards. http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Mysteries and More Last updated Nov 19, 2009 The Leonard Cohen Files
This site is "a tribute to the music and poetry of the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet," featuring a list of songs and lyrics, a filmography, a bibliography of books by and about Cohen, interviews and articles, a short biography, and links. This comprehensive site also includes the Blackening Pages , where you can find previously unpublished poems, drawings, paintings, and computer art. In 1996 he was ordained a Zen Buddhist monk, taking the dharma name Jikan. Searchable. http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musicians, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Lost Poets of the Great War
Contains brief biographies and poems of World War I poets Rupert Brooke, John McCrae, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Alan Seeger, and Edward Thomas. Includes a chronology of World War I, information on casualties, and a bibliography. From a professor at the Emory University English Department. http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Military, Notable People, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 1, 2004 Margaret Laurence
One of Canada's finest writers, Margaret Laurence wrote essays, novels, and short stories for adults and children. This site gives biographical information, and links to an extensive bibliography and several other Margaret Laurence sites. http://www.nwpassages.com/bios/laurence.asp Topics: Authors by Region, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jun 13, 2002 Native American Authors
"This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented." Browsable by author, title of work, or tribe. From the Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/ Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Literature by Place, Native Americans, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 2, 2008 Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online: Links
This large directory has links to general Canadian literature sites, author pages, e-texts, publishers, literary awards, periodicals, organizations, studies programs, and selected Canadian cultural sites. http://www.nwpassages.com/links.asp Topics: Authors by Region, Business, Literature by Place, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 16, 2007 The Pauline Johnson Archive
Devoted to spoken word performer Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), "one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn-of-the-century." Includes photos, correspondence, post cards, personal items, fan letters, reviews, articles, programs and tickets, a bibliography, poetry, short stories, and manuscripts. The daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother, Johnson used the Mohawk name 'Tekahionwake'. Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections and McMaster University. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/%7Epjohnson/mock.html Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry Last updated Jun 23, 2006 Picturing a Canadian Life: L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers
"This exhibition invites you to explore L.M. Montgomery's life (1874-1942) and visual imagination through a sample of her personal scrapbook pages and book covers, found in five Canadian archival and museum collections." Features covers of multiple versions of works such as "Anne of Green Gables," images of selected scrapbooks pages from the early 1900s, and related material. In English, French, and Japanese. From the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Canada. http://lmm.confederationcentre.com Topics: Authors by Region Last updated May 2, 2007 |
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