Clara Thomas Author & Editor

William H. New is a Canadian poet and literary critic. He taught English at the University of British Columbia from 1965 to 2003. In 2007, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus. Carl Berger, FRSC, is an emeritus professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. Alan Cairns is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of British Columbia and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. Francess G. Halpenny is the former managing editor of University of Toronto Press and is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. Henry Kriesel (1922-1991) was a novelist, professor, administrator. He held positions of Chair of English, Vice President Academic and University Professor at the University of Alberta. Douglas Lochhead (1922-2011) was a professor emeritus of Mount Allison University. Philip Stratford (1927-1999) was a poet, a pioneer translator of Canadian literature and a professor emeritus of English at the Université de Montréal. Clara Thomas (1919-2013) was a professor emerita of English at York University. Through her publishing, teaching and public speaking, she continuously sought to raise the profile of Canadian women writers both within the country and within the international community.