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Double lives : writing and motherhood

Title
  1. Double lives : writing and motherhood / edited by Shannon Cowan, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Cathy Stonehouse.
Published by
  1. Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008.

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Additional authors
  1. Stonehouse, Cathy.
  2. Lam, Fiona Tinwei, 1964-
  3. Cowan, Shannon, 1973-
Description
  1. xxii, 256 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "Double Lives is a compelling and exciting collection of twenty-five original personal essays about the challenges and synergies of pursuing the passion to write and having a family. From seasoned professional to noteworthy new talents, the authors in this collection make a significant and illuminating contribution to our understanding of how writer and mother co-exist."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Motherhood and the arts > Canada
  2. Children of authors > Canada
  3. Motherhood > Canada
Contents
  1. Preface / Marni Jackson -- Introduction / Shannon Cowan, Fiona Tinwei Lam and Cathy Stonehouse -- Room to Write -- Drafts 1-12 (Not Including 11) / Jane Silcott -- The Crib and the Desk / Denise Roig -- Motherhood and Other Possibilities / Susan Musgrave -- Opposing Forces / Cori Howard -- A Double Life / Robyn Sarah -- Becoming a Writer -- My Breasts Had Become Eyes / Di Brandt -- Other Is the Longest Part of Mothering / Catherine Owen -- A Mother, Writing / Luanne Armstrong -- Elements / Fiona Tinwei Lam -- & in our languages, mother is the land / Sharron Proulx-Turner -- Mothering First -- A Mum's Guide to Outer Space / Catherine Kirkness -- The Sun Knows What It Does / Deirdre Maultsaid -- Wearing Different Hats / Theresa Shea -- Transformations / Stephanie Bolster -- The Muse -- Mama's Voices / Susan Olding -- The Joshua Stone / Anne Simpson -- Motherhood and the Muses / Noreen Shanahan -- Dreams: The First, Irreplaceable Maps / Elizabeth Greene -- Mother to Vision / Sally Ito -- Only a Day to Visit / Linda Spalding -- Words of Advice -- Record of a Live Birth, and Other Stories / Joanne Arnott -- Stretch Marks / Renee Rodin -- Motherlodes, Muses, Mapmakers / Janice Kulyk Keefer -- Letters to a Young Mother Who Writes / Rachel Rose.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.