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1 Biography  





2 Bibliography  



2.1  Novels  



2.1.1  Joanne Kilbourn novels  







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Gail Bowen
Born (1942-09-22) September 22, 1942 (age 81)
Toronto, Canada
OccupationAuthor, playwright
GenreMystery fiction
Years active1986–present
Notable worksJoanne Kilbourn series

Gail Dianne Bowen SOM (née Bartholomew; born September 22, 1942) is a Canadian playwright, writer of mystery novels and educator.

Biography

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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Bowen was educated at the University of Toronto, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. She then studied at the University of Waterloo, where she received a master's degree in 1975, and the University of Saskatchewan. She subsequently taught English in Saskatchewan, and was associate professor of English at First Nations University of Canada before retiring from teaching. She currently lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]

Bowen's mystery novels feature Joanne Kilbourn, a widowed mother, political analyst and university professor who finds herself occasionally involved in criminal investigations in various parts of Saskatchewan.[2] Many have been adapted as Canadian television moviesbyShaftesbury Films.

Several of her plays have been produced,[3] including Dancing in Poppies, an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, The Tree and an adaptation of Peter Pan, all premiering at the Globe Theatre in Regina. Her radio play Dr. Dolittle was broadcast on CBC Radio in 2006. She wrote The World According to Charlie D.,[4] a radio play focusing on the radio talk show host from her Joanne Kilbourn mysteries, broadcast on CBC Radio in 2007. A follow-up episode about Charlie D. aired in August 2008 as part of the WorldPlay series,[5] airing on public radio networks in six English-speaking countries. In 2010, the first of a series of mystery novellas about Charlie D.[6] was published.

Bowen was selected as the writer-in-residence for the Regina Public Library[7] from September 2013 to May 2014. She has previously served as writer in residence at the Toronto Reference Library (2009) and Calgary's Memorial Park Library (2010).

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Novels

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Plays

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References

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  1. ^ Vajcner, Mark (November 1999). "98-50 Gail Bowen" (PDF). Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  • ^ Boyd, Colin; Grandy, Karen (April 10, 2007). "Gail Bowen". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  • ^ "Banff Centre faculty biography (2007)"
  • ^ "CBC Saskatchewan online program guide (2007)" Archived April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "CBC WorldPlay 2008 Schedule" Archived May 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Love You to Death".
  • ^ https://leaderpost.com/travel/Gail+Bowen+serve+Regina+Public+Library+writer+residence/8855470/story.html[dead link]
  • ^ Prokosh, Kevin (December 1, 2000). "PREVIEW - Peter Pan Will Fly Without Wires". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  • ^ Prokosh, Kevin (December 2, 2000). "REVIEW - Peter Pan Makes Wishes Come True". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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