Merrily Weisbord

Merrily Weisbord
Born
Merrily
CitizenshipCanada
OccupationsWriter, Documentary Screenwriter, Broadcaster, Educator
Employer(s)Concordia University, McGill University, SUNY Plattsburgh (Honors Center)
Known forLiterary non-fiction, documentaries, creative writing teaching
Notable workThe Love Queen of Malabar, The Valour and the Horror, Our Future Selves, Dogs with Jobs, The Strangest Dream
Board member ofFounding member, Quebec Writers Federation; National Council, Writers' Union of Canada
AwardsFinalist, Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction (2010); Finalist, QWF Mavis Gallant Prize; Finalist, Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

Merrily Weisbord is a Canadian literary non-fiction writer, documentary screenwriter and broadcaster. Her 2010 book The Love Queen of Malabar, a memoir of her longtime friendship with the late Indian writer Kamala Das, was a finalist for the 2010 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, the QWF Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction, and the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Her other books include Dogs with Jobs, The Valour and the Horror (coauthored with Merilyn Simonds), Our Future Selves: Love, Life, Sex and Aging and The Strangest Dream.

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