Pearl Luke
Pearl Luke (born 21 March 1958) is a Canadian novelist.
Born in Peace River, Alberta, Luke attended University of Calgary and earned first a BA and then an MA in English Literature.
Luke lived in Alberta until 2001, and was active in the literary community, especially in Calgary, where she was an editor-at-large for Dandelion Magazine and worked for book publishers Detselig Enterprises and
In her award-winning first novel, Burning Ground, Luke writes a love story about a character working in a fire lookout in northern Alberta.
Her second novel, Madame Zee is a fictional account of the life of Mabel Rowbotham, mistress to the infamous
A former instructor of Advanced Composition for DeVry University, and writing mentor for the University of British Columbia program Booming Ground,[4] Luke now works as a writing coach and literary editor through her website[5]
Luke stated in an interview that she is out as
Bibliography
- Burning Ground (2000) ISBN 0-00-225504-9
- Madame Zee (2006) ISBN 0-00-200513-1