Elizabeth Gourlay, a Life Member of the League of Canadian Poets, was born in Toronto in 1917. Her childhood was spent in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, on the St. Croix River. She has a B.A. and a B.L.S. from McGill University, and an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is also a painter.
Awards
New Play Centre Award, 1976.
Selected Publications
Motions, Dreams and Aberrations. (Morriss Publishing, 1969).
The Glass Bottle (drama, copyscript). (Playwrights Union, 1978).
Isabel (drama). (Playwrights Canada Press, 1979).
Songs and Dances. (Caitlin Press, 1981).
M Poems. (Fiddlehead Poetry Books/Goose Lane Editions, 1983).
The Cut Off (drama, copyscript).(Playwrights Union, 1983).
No Recourse (drama). (New Playwrights Cooperative, 1984).
The Hair of the Dog (drama, copyscript). (Playwrights Union, 1989).
Colours for Scriabin: New and Selected Poems. (Caitlin Press, 1990).
Selected Anthologies
Whale Sound: An Anthology of Poetry about Whales and Dolphins. (Dreadnought
Press/J.J. Douglas, 1977).
To Say the Least: Canadian Poets From A to Z. (Press Porcépic, 1979).
Poetry by Canadian Women. (Oxford University Press, 1989).
Books in Print
Gourlay, Elizabeth
Colours for Scriabin: New and Selected Poems. Caitlin Press, 1990. $10.95
ISBN: 0-920576-29-X.
Hair of the Dog (drama, copyscript). Playwrights Union, 1989. $6.00 ISBN:
1-55155-226-4.
Isabel (drama). Playwrights Canada Press, 1980. $5.00 ISBN: 0-88754-119-4.
M
Poems. Fiddlehead Poetry Books/Goose Lane Editions, 1983. $6.95 ISBN:
0-86492-038-5.
The Cut Off (drama, copyscript). Playwrights Union, 1983. $6.00 ISBN:
1-55155-124-1.
The Glass Bottle (drama, copyscript). Playwrights Union, 1978. $6.00
ISBN: 1-55155-210-8.
Elizabeth Gourlay, 2803 W 41st Av, Vancouver BC V6N 4B4, (604) 266-7065