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Beatrice MacNeil
Author

Admired by many for her writing of Cape Breton culture and its colourful characters, Mac Neil brings to life moments of time and seasons of place between the pages

2014 photo by Sandy Mac Neil

PUBLICATIONS

2014 –Keeper of Tides, Paperback, Breakwater Book, Nfld.
2007 - Where White Horses Gallop, Hardcover, Key Porter Books
2002 - Butterflies Dance in the Dark, Novel, Key Porter Books
1998 - The Cat That Ate the Moon, Children’s book. Sea Cape Publishing
1996 - A Mouse in the House of Miss Crouse, Children’s book, Solus Publishing
1993 - The Moonlight Skater, Short Story Collection, Breton Books
Numerous essays published in The Toronto Star, The Nova Scotian, The Cape Breton Post.

READINGS

2012 – International Festival of Authors, Toronto
2007 – International Festival of Authors, Toronto
2007 – Word on the Street, Halifax
2007 – Fiddles and Prose, Inverness Centre for the Arts
2007 – Storytellers’ Symposium, Delta Hotel, Sydney
2006 – Dancing the Distance Alone, read on CBC Radio, Winter Tales
2005 – United States Biennial Conference, Association for Canadian Studies, St. Louis, Missouri
2003 – Interview on CBC Radio Sounds Like Canada with Shelagh Rogers
1999 – St. Elyse of the Wilds, short story read on CBC Radio Festival of Fiction
1998 – The French Song, a play adapted for CBC Radio, Halifax
1990 – Company D, a play staged and performed in 16 venues in Nova Scotia and adapted for CBC Radio, Halifax
1986 – Sandcastles, a play performed at University College of Cape Breton Competition

AWARDS RECEIVED

2009 – Long listed for the International Dublin IMPAC Literary Award
2008 – Dartmouth Book Award for Where White Horses Gallop
2003 - Dartmouth Book Award for Butterflies Dance in the Dark
2000 - Inducted to the Canadian Who’s Who
1999 – Tic Butler Award, for her outstanding contribution to Cape Breton writing and culture
1999 – Jury member for the Canada Council of the Arts for “Emerging Writers”
1997 – Marianna Dempster Award, Canadian Authors’ Association, Nova Scotia, for A Mouse in the House of Miss Crouse
1995-96 – Canada Council for the Arts, $22,000 awarded to work on novel, working title, A Collection of Nouns and Verbs
1994 - Dartmouth Book Award for The Moonlight Skater
1986 – Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, Sandcastles, play category
1985 – Best Original Script, The Dream, University College of Cape Breton

CONTACT:

73 Nichols Road
Northside East Bay
NS, BIJ 1C3

PHONE: (902) 828-2478
E-MAIL: beatrice89425@ns.sympatico.ca

﻿﻿Beatrice MacNeil﻿﻿Author

Beatrice MacNeil
Author