Nancy Bauer

For other uses, see Nancy Bauer (philosopher).

Nancy Bauer, née Nancy Luke (born July 7, 1934)^[1] is a Canadian writer and editor who writes for a number of Canadian maritime magazines about people who write, produce crafts and create visual art.^[2]

Born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Grace Bridgeford and Wendell Luke,^[1] Bauer received her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1956. She moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1965.^[2]

From 1967 until 1983, Bauer was the publisher of 25 New Brunswick Chapbooks. She founded the Maritime Writers Workshop, and has served as writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick,^[3] the Cape Cod Writers Conference, East Word One, and Bemidji State University.

She was married to Bill Bauer, writer and retired professor, until his death in 2010.^[2]

Awards

• 1982: 2nd prize, CBC Literary Competition
• 1999: Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts

Selected bibliography

• "Finding a pattern with soothing words", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, February 6th, 2010
• "A matter of joining forces", New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, April 25th, 2009
• 1982:Flora, Write this Down. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, .
• 1985:Wise Ears. Ottawa: Oberon, .
• 1988:The Opening Eye. Ottawa: Oberon, .
• 1991:Samara, the Wholehearted. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, .
• 1994:The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, .