- Source: Lesley Choyce
Lesley Choyce (born 21 March 1951) (m. Linda Choyce) is a Canadian author of novels, non-fiction, children's books, young adult novels, and poetry.
He is the author of more than 100 books for adults, teens and children, and teaches in the English department and transition year program at Dalhousie University. He is a year-round surfer and founding member of the 1990s spoken word rock band The SurfPoets. Choyce also runs Pottersfield Press, a small literary publishing house. He hosted the national TV show Off The Page for many years. His books have been translated into Spanish, French, German and Danish, and he has been awarded the Dartmouth Book Award and the Ann Connor Brimer Award.
He lives at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia.
References
Canadian Who's Who. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, etc..
Contemporary Authors, Volume 130. Chicago: Gale Research, 1989.
Contemporary Authors, Volume 211. Chicago: Thomson Gale, 2004. (feature biography).
Dictionary of International Biography. Cambridge: International Bibliographic Centre, 1999.
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International Who's Who. London: Routledge, 2009.
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Who's Who in America. Chicago: Marquis Publishing, 1985.
Who's Who of North American Poets. Cornwall, Ont.: Vesta Publishing, 1987.
Who's Who in Canadian Literature. Toronto: Reference Press, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, etc.
Who's Who in the World. Eight Ed. Wilmette, Ill.: Marquis, 1993.
Who's Who in Entertainment. New Providence, NJ: Marquis, 1997.
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lesley Choyce
- Lesley
- Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
- Riverside Township, New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- Montclair State University
- Steven Laffoley
- Mary Walsh: Open Book
- Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
- Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
