Mark Blagrave
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Mark Blagrave is a Canadian writer, especially of plays and short stories, and Professor of English and Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Huron University College
.
Blagrave was raised in Southern Ontario
and lived in Sackville
, New Brunswick
, his "true" home. His paternal grandfather Robert Blagrave was born in Rawdon Quebec, where members of the Blagrave family still reside. His plays are performed both professionally and in university theatres, and his short stories published regularly in Canadian periodicals like The New Quarterly and The Fiddlehead
. Silver Salts, his first novel, was published in 2008
. His current obsession is indeed salt, which he intends to render as a motif in a forthcoming short-story collection. After almost 40 years at Mount Allison University
in Sackville, New Brunswick
, in 2009, he returned to southern Ontario as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Huron University College.
Huron University College
Huron University College, referred to locally as Huron College is one of the affiliated colleges of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario....
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Blagrave was raised in Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
and lived in Sackville
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, his "true" home. His paternal grandfather Robert Blagrave was born in Rawdon Quebec, where members of the Blagrave family still reside. His plays are performed both professionally and in university theatres, and his short stories published regularly in Canadian periodicals like The New Quarterly and The Fiddlehead
The Fiddlehead
The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary magazine, published four times annually at the University of New Brunswick.The journal was established in 1945 by Alfred Bailey as an in-house publication for the Bliss Carman Poetry Society; it was converted into a general literary magazine in 1952...
. Silver Salts, his first novel, was published in 2008
2008 in literature
The year 2008 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 1 - In the 2008 New Year Honours, Hanif Kureishi , Jenny Uglow , Peter Vansittart and Debjani Chatterjee are all rewarded for "services to literature".*June 15 - Gore Vidal, asked in a New York Times...
. His current obsession is indeed salt, which he intends to render as a motif in a forthcoming short-story collection. After almost 40 years at Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
in Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...
, in 2009, he returned to southern Ontario as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Huron University College.