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M. T. Dohaney

エム・ティー・ドハニー

M. T. Dohaney

Aliases: Myrtis Theresa Dohaney / Myrtis Theresa Judge / Jean Dohaney

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1930-09-15 (Point Verde, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Newfoundland → Fredericton, New Brunswick → Vancouver, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
Teacher, writer
Active Years
1988-2017
Affiliations
University of New Brunswick

Education

University of New Brunswick
Faculty of Arts / English Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: -1967
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: Canada
Also earned a teaching certificate
Boston University
Education
Degree: EdD
Period: -1978
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: United States

Awards

Thomas Head Raddall Award
1995
Work: A Marriage of Masks
Result: 受賞
Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in English Language Literary Arts
2012
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Corrigan Women

1988 Fiction

A portrait of three generations of women in Newfoundland

WomenFamilyNewfoundland

A Marriage of Masks

1995 Fiction

A Fit Month for Dying

2000 Fiction

Completes the trilogy begun with The Corrigan Women

Bibliography

  • The Corrigan Women (1988)
  • When Things Get Back to Normal (1989)
  • To Scatter Stones (1992)
  • A Marriage of Masks (1995)
  • A Fit Month for Dying (2000)
  • The Flannigans (2007)
  • Caplin Scull: Chronicles from a Newfoundland Outport on the Eve of Confederation (2017)

Legacy

Newfoundland-born Canadian writer and teacher known for works on Newfoundland women and families.