Patricia Abram

Patricia Abram was born in Toronto. She earned a degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto in 1981 and practiced as a paediatric occupational therapist for eight years. In 1989 she moved to St. Catharines, Ontario. She served in 1995 as coeditor of Brock University's literary journal The Harpweaver, and as poetry editor in 1996 and 1997. Her poetry has appeared in periodicals, including The Fiddlehead, The Antigonish Review, Contemporary Verse 2, and Fireweed. She leads journalling and writing workshops throughout the Niagara region and is currently serving as writer-in-residence for the Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association (term: March 1999 - February 2001).

Awards
Writer's Union of Canada Postcard Story Competition, finalist 1999
Writer's Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers, finalist 1994

Selected Publications
The Ink of Light. (White Mountain Publications, 2000) ISBN 1-896331-77-7

Selected Anthologies
Two Lands: New Visions (Stories from Canada & Ukraine) Coteau Books 1998

Vintage 96, Quarry Press, 1997 ISBN 1-55082-200-4

Close to the Heart, English Gardens Publishers, 1996 ISBN 0-9698873-1-0

Books in Print
Abram, Patricia
The Ink of Light. (Poetry) (White Mountain Publications 2000) ISBN 1-896331-77-7 $11.95

Patricia Abram 44 Highland Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 4H8
pabram@becon.org

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