Armstrong, Jeannette C.

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ARMSTRONG, Jeannette C.

ARMSTRONG, Jeannette C. Canadian, b. 1948. Genres: Novels, Children's fiction, Mythology/Folklore. Career: En'owkin Cultural Center, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, staff member, 1978-, director, 1985-; University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, co-founder and director of En'owkin School of International Writing, 1989-. Penticton Band, member of council. Publications: Enwhisteetkwa: Walk on Water (juvenile fiction), 1982; Neekna and Chemai (juvenile fiction), 1984; Slash (novel), 1985, rev. ed., 1988; (ed.) Looking at the Words of Our People: An Anthology of First Nation Literary Criticism, 1993; The Native Creative Process: A Collaborative Discourse (non-fiction), 1991; Breathtracks (poetry), 1991; Whispering in Shadows (novel), 2000. Contributor of poems and short stories to periodicals and anthologies. Address: En'owkin School of International Writing, En'owkin Centre, RR#2, S-50, C-8, Penticton, BC, Canada V2A 6J7. Online address: [email protected]

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