Louise H. Forsyth's Anthology of Qu=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E9bec_Women=B9s_?=Plays Wins the Patrick O'Neill Award for Best Editing

[Aida Jordao]

Wonderful news, Louise. Congratulations!
Aida

-- 
Aida Jordão
PhD Candidate, SSHRC Doctoral Fellow
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
University of Toronto




Quoting Laura Pomeroy <laura at PLAYWRIGHTSCANADA.COM>:

> LOUISE H. FORSYTH¹S ANTHOLOGY OF QUÉBEC WOMEN¹S PLAYS
> WINS THE PATRICK O¹NEILL AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Thursday, April 28, 2011. Toronto, OntarioŠ Playwrights Canada Press is
> proud to announce that the Anthology of Québec Women¹s Plays in English
> Translation, Volume III has been awarded the Patrick O¹Neill Award by the
> Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR). Forsyth is the first
> receipt of the Patrick O¹Neill Award, which is presented to the editor of
> the best collection of essays or plays.
>
> Anthology of Québec Women¹s Plays in English Translation, Volume III
> provides English readers an opportunity to access some of the groundbreaking
> works of female Québécois playwrights. The collection features works by
> Nathalie Boisvert, Carole Fréchette, Suzanne Lebeau, Louise Bombardier, and
> many others. Covering a diverse range of subject matter, many of these plays
> are being published in English for the first time.
>
> Louise H. Forsyth has written two theses on the classic French writer
> Molière, composed scholarly studies about French and Québec playwrights, and
> theorized about acting and dramatic writing. Her areas of academic
> specialization are feminist performance and dramaturgy in Québec. Forsyth is
> honoured to be the inaugural recipient of the Patrick O¹Neill Award, and is
> pleased to be able to recognize the struggles of female playwrights from
> Québec through her work.
>
> Anthology of Québec Women¹s Plays in English Translation, Volume III
> Publication date: May 1, 2010
> 978-0-88754-785-0
> 6² X 9² € 544 PAGES € PAPERBACK
> $29.95
>
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> Media Contact:
> Laura Pomeroy
> Playwrights Canada Press
> 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 230
> Toronto ON, M5T 2C5
> 416.703.0013
> laura at playwrightscanada.com
>
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