Cedar Bowers is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Astra was longlisted for the 2021 Giller Prize.[1] The novel traces the life from childhood through middle age of Astra, a woman who grew up on an agricultural commune in British Columbia, through the third-person perspectives of various other figures in her life.[2]
Cedar Bowers | |
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| Born | Galiano Island, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2020s-present |
| Notable works | Astra |
| Spouse | Michael Christie |
| Website | |
| www | |
In addition to Astra, Bowers has published short stories in various literary magazines.
Bowers lives in Galiano Island and Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband, writer Michael Christie.[3]
References
edit- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Three B.C. authors make Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 longlist, including Vancouver's Rachel Rose". The Georgia Straight, September 10, 2021.
- ^ José Teodoro, "Astra, by Cedar Bowers". Quill & Quire, June 2021.
- ^ Mike Devlin, "Galiano Island spurs author Michael Christie’s imagination". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 13, 2019.
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