Rod Anderson was born in Toronto on April 15, 1935. After graduating in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, he spent twenty-eight years with Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young), chartered accountants, latterly as an executive partner. In 1983 he left that profession to write full time (poetry, short stories, reviews, and opera libretti). He lives in a century farmhouse near Cobourg.
Awards
Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly Writing Competition, first prize, poetry,
1988.
Selected Publications
Sky Falling Sunny Tomorrow (Wolsak & Wynn, 1989).
Dulcitius (opera libretto, Peter Paul Koprowski composer), 1988.
Mario and the Magician (opera libretto, Harry Somers composer), 1992.
Selected Anthologies
Garden Varieties. (Cormorant Books, 1988).
The Dry Wells of India. (Harbour Publishing, 1989).
More Garden Varieties. (Aya/Mercury Press, 1989).
Books in Print
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Sky Falling Sunny Tomorrow. Wolsak and Wynn, 1989. $10.00 ISBN: 0-919897-16-9.
Rod Anderson 1940 Hill 60 Rd, RR 5 Cobourg, ON, K9A 4J8, (905) 372-2410
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