Evelyn M. Richardson
Evelyn M. Richardson | |
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Born | 1902 Emerald Isle, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 1976 Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Dalhousie University |
Occupation | writer |
Spouse |
Morrill Richardson (m. 1926) |
Evelyn M. Richardson, born Evelyn May Fox (1902–1976) was a
Life
She was born on
While raising three children and helping to run the lighthouse, she embarked on a writing career, penning several books and numerous articles, many which chronicled her experiences on the island. She wrote in winter when there were few interruptions from visitors.[4] They left the island in 1964 when the light was mechanized.[5] In her retirement, she lived near Barrington, Nova Scotia.
The Evelyn Richardson Memorial School in Shag Harbour was named in her memory. Bon Portage Island is now owned by Acadia University and is used by students for biological research.[6][7]
She won the Ryerson Fiction Award in 1953 for Desired Haven.
Publications
Many of her books are still in print.
Non-fiction
- We Keep a Light, Toronto: Ryerson, 1945
- We Bought an Island, Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1954
- My Other Islands, Toronto: Ryerson, 1960
- Living island, Toronto: Ryerson, 1965
- A Voyage to Australia, 1976
- B ... was for Butter and Enemy Craft, Halifax: Petheric, 1976 (posthumous)
Fiction
- Desired Haven, Toronto: Ryerson, 1953
- No Small Tempest, Toronto: Ryerson, 1957.
Collections
- Where my roots go deep: The collected writings of Evelyn M. Richardson, Halifax: Nimbus, 1996.
Further reading
- Evelyn Richardson Fonds, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, Halifax, Nova Scotia
References
- ^ William H. New, ed., Encyclopedia of literature in Canada
- ^ Anne Innis Dagg, The Feminine Gaze: a compendium of non-fiction women authors and their books, 1836–1945, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2001
- ^ Ann Richardson Wicken And The Bon Portage Lighthouse Years, Lighthouse Depot.
- ^ Associated Press, "Lighthouse wife Successful with Novel Writing", The Day, New London CT, January 29, 1955
- ^ Lighthouse Friends, Outer Island (Bon Portage Island), NS.
- ^ Chapel Hill Museum (Shag Harbour) Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Acadia University: BP Island