Novelist, poet and playwright Marilyn Bowering Marilyn Bowering Books by Marilyn Bowering Novelist, poet and playwright Marilyn Bowering
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Notebook To All Appearances A Lady
Locate works by Marilyn Bowering The Alchemy Of Happiness
Cat's Pilgrimage

Books

Poetry Publisher Date
Green Exile Editions
ISBN-13: 978-1-55096-094-5
ISBN-10: 1-55096-094-6
2007
The Alchemy of Happiness
Short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.
Beach Holme Publishing
ISBN 0-88878-435-X
2003
Human Bodies, New and Selected Poems 1987-1999 Beach Holme Publishing
ISBN 9 780888 783950
1999
Autobiography
Pat Lowther Award, 1997; nominated for Governor General’s Award.
Beach Holme Publishing
Press Porcepic
ISBN 088878369-8
1996
Interior Castle
Poetry pamphlet.
Hawthorne Press
ISBN 1-895362-56-3
1994
Love As It Is Beach Holme Publishing
Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-88878-330-2
1993
Calling All the World, Laika and Folchakov 1957 Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-88878-285-3
1989
Anyone Can See I Love You Porcupine's Quill
Reprinted
ISBN 0-88984-104-7
1987
1989
Grandfather Was A Soldier Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-88878-268-3
1987
The Sunday Before Winter, New and Selected Poetry
Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Poetry.
General Publishing
ISBN 0-7736-1153-3
1984
Giving Back Diamonds Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-88878-200-4
1982
Sleeping With Lambs Press Porcepic
ISBN 88878-180-6
1980
Many Voices
An anthology of contemporary Canadian Indian Poetry, co-edited with D. Day.
J.J. Douglas
ISBN 0-88894-134-X
1977
The Killing Room Sono Nis Press
Reprinted by Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-919462-37-5
1977
1990
One Who Became Lost Fiddlehead Books
ISBN 0-919197-91-4
1976
The Liberation of Newfoundland Fiddlehead Books
ISBN 0-919197-38-8
1973
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Fiction Publisher Date
What It Takes To Be Human
Novel.
Penguin Canada
ISBN 978-0-14-305387-3
Maia Books, UK
2006

2007
Cat’s Pilgrimage
Novel.
HarperCollinsCanada
ISBN 0-00-639204-0
btb, Germany
ISBN 976-3-442-73402-3
2004

2007
Visible Worlds
Novel.
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; short-listed for the Orange Prize.
HarperCollins
Canada Edition
ISBN 9 780006 481256
Canada 1997
U.S.A. 1998
U.K 1998
Finland 1998
Germany 1999
To All Appearances A Lady
Novel.
Random House Canada
Viking Penguin, U.S.A.
Hamish Hamilton, U.K.
Penguin, U.K.
ISBN 0-00-648537 5
Penguin Canada ISBN 0-14-1305346-9
Canada 1989
U.S.A. 1990
U.K. 1990
U.K. 1992
Canada 2007
The Visitors Have All Returned Press Porcepic
ISBN 0-88878-164-4
1979
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Film Producer/Director Date
Film-script for Divine Fate, an animated film by Ishu Patel.
Earth Peace International Film Festival 1994, Heart of the Festival Award; International Animation Festival, Unicef Award for Animation.
National Film Board 1993
Drama Producer/Director Date
Temple of the Stars Kaleidoscope Theatre
Directed by Elizabeth Gorrie
1996
Anyone Can See I Love You

Bastion Theatre Company, Victoria, B.C.
Directed by John Cooper

1988
Hajimari-No-Hajimari, four myths of the Pacific Rim
Narrative, poems, lyrics.
Directed by Yukio Sekyia Toured in Japan Fall-Winter 86/87, toured North America 1987
Radio Director Date
A Cold Departure, the Liaison of George Sand and Frederic Chopin Directed by Don Mowat for C.B.C. Radio Broadcast Feb 19, 1989
Laika and Folchakov, a Journey in Time and Space
Regional nomination for Best Script, ACTRA Awards.
Directed by Don Mowat for C.B.C. Radio Broadcast Nov 1, 1987. Also broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Anyone Can See I Love You
Poetry and jazz.
Nominated for the Sony Award.
Directed by Marilyn Imrie for B.B.C. Radio Scotland March 1986. Also broadcast Jun 1986 on Radio 4; B.B.C. World Service, etc.; Jun 1986 on C.B.C. Radio; August 1987 on A.B.C. Radio
Grandfather Was A Soldier
Nominated for the Prix Italia.
Directed by Patrick Rayner for B.B.C. Radio Scotland with score by David Dorwood Broadcast Nov 3, 1983 on B.B.C. Radio; Mar 1984 on Radio 4; Radio Hellicon; Apr 1985 on A.B.C. Radio; Nov 1987 on B.B.C. Radio 3; Nov 1988 on C.B.C. Radio; frequent B.B.C. repeat
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Featured Publications

Fiction:
What it Takes to be Human (new novel)
Cat's Pilgrimage
Visible Worlds
To All Appearances A Lady

Poetry:
Green
The Alchemy of Happiness
Human Bodies

Short-listed for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2007

Short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, 2004

Short-listed for the Orange Prize, 1999

Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, 1998

Pat Lowther Award for poetry, 1997

Long Poem Prize, Malahat Review, 1994

National Magazine Award for Poetry, Silver 1989

National Magazine Award for Poetry, Gold 1978
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