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Patricia Bow

Author

99 Krug Street
Kitchener, Ontario
N2H 2X8
Phone: 519-570-3124
Email: pabow@nh4.adm.uwaterloo.ca
Web: http://home.golden.net/~thebows/patricia.htm

Born: July 20, 1946. Ottawa, Ontario
Family: Married to Eric Bow. One son, James, and daughter-in-law, Erin

Biography

Pat has been reading ever since the local library opened its magic doors for her and writing since she was old enough to hold a crayon. Eventually she graduated to a manual typewriter and then an electric and now uses a computer, but the thrill of the story hasn't changed. After earning a BA in history at Carleton University (perhaps why her books usually have a deep back story), she took a degree in library science at the University of Toronto and worked in U of T libraries for nine years. Quitting to raise her son James, she also found more time to write. She writes what she loves to read: fantasy and speculative fiction with down-to-earth heroes. A few years ago Pat went back to school at Conestoga College, Kitchener, for a diploma in journalism, worked briefly for a local newspaper, and is now staff writer and editorial assistant in the Publications Office of the University of Waterloo. She is always either writing, revising, or planning a book.

Published Works

Published in English:

The Ruby Kingdom, Dundurn, 2007
The Bone Flute, Orca Book Publishers, 2004 Chimpanzee Rescue, Firefly Books, 2004 The Spiral Maze, Thistledown Press 1997

Published in German (translated from English):

Im Bann der Wasserhexe (Fear of Dark Water), Cora Verlag 2006
Der Garten des Henkers (The Hangman's Garden) Cora Verlag 2000
Das Grab des Vampirs (Child of Night) Cora Verlag 1998
Die Rache des Schamanen (Shadow Behind My Shoulder) Cora Verlag 1996
Satansmond (Hag's Moon) Cora Verlag 1996
Das Tor zur Unterwelt (The Whispering Stone) Cora Verlag 1994
Die Tottenglocke (A Touch in the Fog) Cora Verlag 1992
Der Spiegel zum Jenseits (The Fire Glass) Cora Verlag 1992
Wendigo, Eisiger Tod (Heart of Ice) Cora Verlag 1990

Awards

The Bone Flute, 2004. Nominated for the Silver Birch Award, 2006
Chimpanzee Rescue: 2005 ASPCA Henry Bergh Honor Book
The Bone Flute: Ontario Library Association's "Best Bets for 2005" list
Waterloo Regional Arts Council 2002 WRAConteur Literary Competition: first prize, cultural journalism
Waterloo Regional Arts Council Literary Award 1997

Other Memberships

Canadian Children's Book Centre