Marilyn Bowering was born in 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. She earned a B.A. in 1971 and an M.A. in English literature in 1973 from the University of Victoria and taught creative writing there for a time. Bowering has also written plays for radio and stage. She lives in Sooke, B.C.

Books by Marilyn Bowering

	1973 The Liberation of Newfoundland Poetry collection.
	1976 One Who Became Lost Poetry collection.
	1977 The Killing Room Poetry collection.
	1979 The Visitors Have All Returned (novel)
	1980 Sleeping With Lambs Poetry collection.
	1982 Giving Back Diamonds Poetry collection.
	1984 The Sunday Before Winter, New and Selected Poetry (poetry)
	1987 Grandfather Was A Soldier Poetry collection.
	1987 Anyone Can See I Love You Poetry collection.
	1989 Calling All the World, Laika and Folchakov 1957 (poetry)
	1989 To All Appearances A Lady (novel)
	1993 Love As It Is Poetry collection.
	1994 Interior Castle Poetry collection.
	1996 Autobiography Poetry collection.
	1997 Visible Worlds (novel)
	1999 Human Bodies New and Selected Poems 1987-1999
	2003 The Alchemy of Happiness Poetry collection.
	2004 Cat's Pilgrimage (novel)
	2006 What It Takes To Be Human (novel)
	2007 Green Poetry collection.
	2012 Soul Mouth (poetry)
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1989 – To All Appearances a Lady – Shortlisted

• Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
  • 1997 – Autobiography – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – The Alchemy of Happiness – Shortlisted

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 1990 – To All Appearances a Lady – Shortlisted
  • 1998 – Visible Worlds – Winner
  • 2007 – What It Takes to Be Human – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry
  • 1984 – The Sunday before Winter – Shortlisted
  • 1997 – Autobiography – Shortlisted

Links

• Official site

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Added 21 May 2006.
Updated 18 June 2013.