Patience Wheatley

Patience Wheatley was born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, on September 4, 1924; she came to Canada at the age of fifteen. She went to McGill University, and later joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Her first published poem appeared in The Antigonish Review in 1975. Since then her work, both poetry and fiction, has appeared in numerous Canadian literary magazines, sometimes under the name Pat Wheatley. She moved from Montreal to Kingston, Ontario, in 1981, and has given readings in both cities.

Awards
Kingston Regional Arts Council Literary Award, first prize, 1991.
Archaeology Contest of the Pottersfield Portfolio, honourable mention, 1994.
Cranberry Tree Press Chapbook Contest, honourable mention, 1998.

Selected Publications
A Hinge of Spring. (Goose Lane Editions, 1986).
Goodbye to the Sugar Refinery. (Goose Lane Editions, 1990).

Selected Anthologies
Sexual Disorientation. Editor. (Living Archives Series, League of Canadian Poets, 1986).

Books in Print
Wheatley, Patience
A Hinge of Spring. Goose Lane Editions, 1986. $7.95 ISBN: 0-86492-076-8.
Good-bye to the Sugar Refinery. Goose Lane Editions, 1990. $7.95 ISBN: 0-86492-089-X.