Andrea MacPherson

Andrea MacPherson is a Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was educated at the University of British Columbia where she received a Master's Degree in Creative Writing.

MacPherson was the Editor of "Prism International" [http://prism.arts.ubc.ca/] from 2000-2001 and took over the position of Reviews Editor with "Event" [http://event.douglas.bc.ca/] in 2006.

MacPherson's first novel, "When She Was Electric", was published in 2003 with Raincoast. The novel later went on to be named No. 6 on CBC Canada Reads: People's Choice [http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads/cr_2004/peopleschoice.htm] . Her second novel, "Beyond the Blue", was published in 2007 by Random House Canada and details the lives of four women in 1918 Dundee, Scotland.

"Natural Disasters" was released in July, 2007 by Palimpsest Press [http://www.palimpsestpress.ca] and is concerned with shared history and the influence of geography on the self, detailing much of the landscape of British Columbia. Her second collection, "Away" was published in 2008 by Signature Editions [http://www.signature-editions.com] . It is a collection of travel poems, ranging from an execution yard in Dublin, Ireland to the calderas of Santorini, Greece.

Bibliography

*"Beyond the Blue" (Random House, 2007)
*"When She Was Electric" (Raincoast, 2003)
*"Away: Poems" (Signature Editions, 2008)
*"Natural Disasters" (Palimpsest Press, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.andreamacpherson.com/ Official Web site]
* [http://www.straight.com/article-71993/beyond-the-blue-by-andrea-macpherson Review of "Beyond the Blue"] in "The Georgia Strait"
* [http://januarymagazine.com/fiction/beyondblue.html Review of "Beyond the Blue"] in "January Magazine"
* [http://page69test.blogspot.com/2007/03/beyond-blue.html Page 69 Test for "Beyond the Blue"]