Byrna Barclay

Byrna Barclay (born October 8, 1940) is a writer and editor in Saskatchewan, Canada.[1]

She was born and raised in Saskatoon. Since 1962, she has lived in Regina.[2] Barclay served as president of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and also was editor of Freelance, the Guild's newsletter, and fiction editor of Grain, its literary journal. She was founding editor of Transition, a magazine for the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. She was also vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Arts Board.[3]

Her works include:

In 2004, Barclay was named to the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.[3]

She married Ronald Barclay and they have two children.[2]

References

  1. Thompson, Christian. "Barclay, Byrna (1940–)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
  2. 1 2 3 "A brief literary biography of Byrna Barclay" (PDF). Transition: 4. Winter 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Saskatchewan Order of Merit" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. 2004.
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