About the author

ML HOLTON

<p><strong>MLHolton has a 4 year Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and the University of Edinburgh, where she independently studied the history of the English language. </strong><strong>Decades later, after running a signature Canadian fine furniture design studio in Toronto, she received a scholarship to understudy with two-time Giller Prize winner M.G.Vassanji, in the Graduate Creative Writing Program at the Humber School of Writing. Recently nominated for a Ontario Premier&#39;s Award for &#39;Excellence in the Arts&#39;, this eclectic polymath was selected as &#39;Artist of the Year&#39; by the City of Burlington in 2016 for her 40 year contribution to the local arts and cultural scene in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada.</strong></p> <p><strong>Author of two other novels &#39;Economic Sex&#39; (1985) and the award-winning &#39;The Gilded Beaver&#39; (1999), MLHolton also crafts short stories and poetry. After writing and directing &#39;The Frozen Goose&#39; (25 min DVD, 2016), she produced a spoken-word &amp; electro-pop album, &#39;CANADADA: Take Two&#39;, to mark Canada&#39;s sesquicentennial. See: &#39;https://canadada.bandcamp.com&#39;. </strong><strong>Her two older poetry books and pinhole-photo-collage art books can be found on her website at: &#39;https://canadadaphotography.blogspot.ca/books-by-mlh &#39;&nbsp; </strong></p> <p><strong>Facebook fan pages: MargaretLindsayHoltonArtist and @TRILLIUMnovel</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter: @TRILLIUMnovel and &nbsp;@canadada&nbsp; /&nbsp; Instagram: @canadada</strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>