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Author file · 09570
Barbara Gowdy
1950–
On Barbara Gowdy
A brief life
Barbara Gowdy was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1950 and grew up in the suburbs of Toronto. She worked as a copywriter and editor before turning to fiction, publishing her first short story collection in 1986. She has spent most of her life in Toronto, where she continues to write and teach.
On the page
Gowdy's novels include 'Falling Angels' (1989), 'Mister Sandman' (1995), 'The White Bone' (1998), 'Helpless' (2007), and 'Little Sister' (2017). Her fiction explores eccentric families, hidden desires, and the boundaries between the human and animal worlds, marked by a darkly comic, gothic sensibility and an unflinching gaze at the strange.
In their time
Gowdy has been critically acclaimed in Canada and internationally. 'Falling Angels' was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, and 'The White Bone' was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. She won the Trillium Book Award for 'Mister Sandman' and has been praised for her daring and inventive narratives.
The afterlife
Gowdy is regarded as a distinctive voice in Canadian literature, influencing writers with her unflinching exploration of the strange and the beautiful. Her work continues to be taught and studied, celebrated for its originality and emotional depth.
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