June 2: Carol Shields Would Have Turned 90 Today

We are proud to continue her legacy of uplifting women’s writing and stories.

Carol Shields, a Canadian American writer, was generous with her time, support, and advice.

She kept on creating throughout her life, even if wider, well-deserved recognition only came later in life: she was near 60 when she won the Governor’s General Award and

The Pulitzer Prize for the Stone Diaries.

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