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Nan Gregory

Author/Performer

4143 West 15th Ave
Vancouver, BC
V6R 3A4
Phone: (604) 228-1450
Fax: (604) 228-1453

Born: 1944. Boston, Massachusetts.

Biography

Nan came to writing through storytelling and storytelling through theatre. She has been a professional storyteller since 1984 and a published writer since 1995. She tells stories for all ages drawn from the world of oral literature, and writes stories for children drawn from the emotional memory of childhood. She grew up in Victoria, BC, and though she has lived in Vancouver for more than half her life now, she still considers the rocky bluffs and twisted oaks and arbutus of Vancouver Island to be her true home. In the winter, when she is not writing or storytelling she likes to curl. In the summer, she and her husband take long kayak journeys together along the coast of BC. She has one son, who is the apple of her eye.

Published Works

How Smudge Came, illustrated by Ron Lightburn, 1995, Red Deer Press.
Wild Girl And Gran, illustrated by Ron Lightburn, 2000, Red Deer Press.
Amber Waiting, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, 2001, Red Deer Press.

Recorded Works

Moon Tales, with Melanie Ray, First Avenue Press, 1986.

Awards

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for 2000 for Wild Girl and Gran, Illustrated by Ron Lightburn.
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize, 1996, for How Smudge Came.
Mr. Christie's Book Award, 1996, for How Smudge Came.

Other Memberships

The Writers' Union of Canada; Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable; Canadian Children's Book Centre; Member, Board of Directors, CANCOPY; CWILL-BC; Vancouver Storytelling Circle.

Available For

Storytellings and author readings and talks for children and adults.

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