Elizabeth Hay, writer (born at Owen Sound, Ontario 1951). Elizabeth Hay grew up in what she calls “small town Ontario.” She attended the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, and spent a number of years as a broadcaster for the CBC. Travel and her work as a journalist took Hay to Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Toronto, Latin America, and New York City before she settled in Ottawa. She has also taught creative writing at universities in Canada and the United States.
Elizabeth Hay, writer (born at Owen Sound, Ontario 1951). Elizabeth Hay grew up in what she calls “small town Ontario.” She attended the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, and spent a number of years as a broadcaster for the CBC. Travel and her work as a journalist took Hay to Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Toronto, Latin America, and New York City before she settled in Ottawa. She has also taught creative writing at universities in Canada and the United States.
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