Alice Major

Alice Major is a Canadian poet, who served as poet laureate of Edmonton, Alberta.

Major emigrated from Scotland with her sister at the age of eight, and grew up in Toronto before working as a weekly newspaper reporter in central British Columbia. She has lived in Edmonton, Alberta since 1981. She has a BA (English, history) from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and works as a freelance writer specializing in utility issues.

She is past president of the Writers Guild of Alberta, and the League of Canadian Poets. She has published six collections of poetry. Her poetry has always been influenced by her interest in science and she has published a collection of essays, "Intersecting Sets: A Poet Looks at Science" (published by University of Alberta Press in 2011).

Awards

 * 2009 Pat Lowther Award

Poetry

 * The Chinese Mirror. (Irwin Publishing, 1988) ISBN 077251707X
 * Time Travels Light. (Rowan Books, 1992) ISBN 1895836018
 * Corona Radiata. (St. Thomas Press, 2000) ISBN 0968533930
 * Some Bones and a Story. (Wolsak and Wynn, 2001) ISBN 0919897746
 * No Monster (Victoria, Poppy Press, 2002) ISBN 9781894603034
 * The Office Tower Tales (University of Alberta Press, 2008) ISBN 0888645023
 * Memory's Daughter (University of Alberta Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0888645395
 * ''Intersecting Sets: A Poet Looks at Science (University of Alberta Press, 2011) ISBN 978-0888645951
 * The Office Tower Tales (University of Alberta Press, 2008) ISBN 0888645023
 * Memory's Daughter (University of Alberta Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0888645395
 * ''Intersecting Sets: A Poet Looks at Science (University of Alberta Press, 2011) ISBN 978-0888645951

Anthologized

 * Vintage'97/98. (Quarry Press, 1998) ISBN 9781550822243
 * Going it Alone: Plays by Women for Solo Performance. (Nuage Editions, 1997) ISBN 9780921833529
 * What if...? Amazing stories, Monica Hughes Ed. (Tundra Books, 1998) ISBN	9780887764585
 * Poetry and Spiritual Practice: Selections from Contemporary Canadian Poets (St. Thomas Press, 2002) ISBN 9780968533970
 * Poetry as Liturgy (St. Thomas Press, 2007) ISBN 9780973591040
 * Poetry as Liturgy (St. Thomas Press, 2007) ISBN 9780973591040