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
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