Bernice Morgan
Encyclopedia
Bernice Morgan is a Canadian
writer, born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
.
Morgan was born in preconfederate Newfoundland
. She worked for many years in public relations, first with Memorial University of Newfoundland
, and later with the Newfoundland Teachers' Association. Many of her short stories have been published in small magazines, anthologies, and school textbooks.
In 1992 her first novel, "Random Passage
" was published. The sequel to her first novel, Waiting for Time (1994), was awarded the 1995 Thomas Head Raddall Award
. Her third novel Cloud of Bone was released in August, 2007.
In 2002 the four-part TV mini-series "Random Passage", produced by Barbara Doran, was aired in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Company and in Ireland. The screen-play by St. John's writer Des Walsh, was based on Morgan's first two novels.
The mother of a son and two daughters, she lives in St. John's.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer, born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
.
Morgan was born in preconfederate Newfoundland
Dominion of Newfoundland
The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
. She worked for many years in public relations, first with Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...
, and later with the Newfoundland Teachers' Association. Many of her short stories have been published in small magazines, anthologies, and school textbooks.
In 1992 her first novel, "Random Passage
Random Passage
Random Passage is a 1992 novel by Newfoundland author Bernice Morgan. It was published by Breakwater Books Ltd. of St. John's, NL. It was followed by a sequel, Waiting for Time....
" was published. The sequel to her first novel, Waiting for Time (1994), was awarded the 1995 Thomas Head Raddall Award
Thomas Head Raddall Award
The Thomas Head Raddall Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, to the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces...
. Her third novel Cloud of Bone was released in August, 2007.
In 2002 the four-part TV mini-series "Random Passage", produced by Barbara Doran, was aired in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Company and in Ireland. The screen-play by St. John's writer Des Walsh, was based on Morgan's first two novels.
The mother of a son and two daughters, she lives in St. John's.
Novels
- Random PassageRandom PassageRandom Passage is a 1992 novel by Newfoundland author Bernice Morgan. It was published by Breakwater Books Ltd. of St. John's, NL. It was followed by a sequel, Waiting for Time....
(1992), ISBN 1-55081-043-X - Waiting for Time (1994), ISBN 1-55081-080-4
- Cloud of Bone (2007), ISBN 978-0-676-97938-1
Anthologies
- From This Place: A Selection of Writing by Women of Newfoundland and Labrador (1977), ISBN 0-920502-02-4 (edited with Helen Porter and Geraldine Rubia)
External links
- Bernice Morgan's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Cloud of Bone entry in RandomHouse.ca
- Random Passage entry by Breakwater Books.