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Fri Apr 29 15:59:19 EDT 2011

LOUISE H. FORSYTH¹S ANTHOLOGY OF QUÉBEC WOMEN¹S PLAYS
WINS THE PATRICK O¹NEILL AWARD FOR BEST EDITING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 28, 2011. Toronto, Ontario 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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