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Beth Powning lives in a 19th century farmhouse in New Brunswick, Canada. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, New York, with a degree in Creative Writing, and has gone on to publish seven books, including four novels and three memoirs. She has appeared at literary festivals in Canada, Ireland and the UK; all of her novels have been been Canadian bestsellers as well as long-listed for the Dublin International Literary Award. Many of her books have been Globe and Mail Best Books. "A Measure of Light" won the NB Book Award for Literary Fiction, "The Sea Captain's Wife" was short-listed for the Thomas Raddall Book Award, "The Hatbox Letters" was shortlisted for the Words Worthy Award, and "Shadow Child" was short-listed for the Edna Staebler Award for Literary Non-Fiction. Her books have been Sam's Club features, COSTCO's Buyers Picks, and Amazon's "Best Book of the Month" Selections. She was awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Award for High Achievement in Literary Arts, as well as honorary Doctors of Letters Degrees from Mount Allison University and the University of New Brunswick. Married to sculptor Peter Powning, she has one son, Jake Powning.
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