Rae Bridgman
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Rae Bridgman is a Canadian
anthropologist, and the author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books, a series of fantasy books for children inspired by the Narcisse Snake Pits
of Narcisse, Manitoba
-- The Serpent’s Spell (McNally Robinson Book for Young People finalist 2006), Amber Ambrosia and Fish and Sphinx (Speculative Literature Foundation Honourable Mention 2008). The books feature the adventures of young cousins Wil and Sophie who live in the secret, magical city of MiddleGate, which has been beset by the return of an ancient secret society known as the Serpent's Chain.
Bridgman is also the author of StreetCities: Rehousing the Homeless (Broadview Press, 2006) and Safe Haven: The Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women (University of Toronto Press, 2003), co-author of Braving the Street: The Anthropology of Homelessness (Berghahn Books, 1999) and co-editor of 'Feminist Fields: Ethnographic Insights (Broadview Press, 1999).
, and now lives in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. Bridgman received her Bachelor of Arts degree (Classics) and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto
, and her Master's (Interdisciplinary Studies) and PhD (Anthropology) from York University
. She holds the position of Professor in the Department of City Planning at the University of Manitoba
in the Faculty of Architecture, and is a founding member of BridgmanCollaborative Architecture, a Winnipeg architectural firm. Her work spans children's fantasy novels and scholarly books.
Bridgman illustrates her fantasy novels with distinctive pen-and-ink drawings. Her books are also unique for their word-play and use of Latin as a magical language.
Fiction:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
anthropologist, and the author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books, a series of fantasy books for children inspired by the Narcisse Snake Pits
Narcisse Snake Pits
The Narcisse Snake Pits are located six kilometers north of Narcisse, Manitoba. The dens are the winter home of tens of thousands of Red-sided Garter Snakes . These pits are the largest concentration in the world of this...
of Narcisse, Manitoba
Narcisse, Manitoba
Narcisse, Manitoba is a rural hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, in the Interlake region , in the province of Manitoba. It was originally settled in 1914, two years after the arrival of the now defunct Canadian Northern Railway. The railway tracks were removed in the 1990s...
-- The Serpent’s Spell (McNally Robinson Book for Young People finalist 2006), Amber Ambrosia and Fish and Sphinx (Speculative Literature Foundation Honourable Mention 2008). The books feature the adventures of young cousins Wil and Sophie who live in the secret, magical city of MiddleGate, which has been beset by the return of an ancient secret society known as the Serpent's Chain.
Bridgman is also the author of StreetCities: Rehousing the Homeless (Broadview Press, 2006) and Safe Haven: The Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women (University of Toronto Press, 2003), co-author of Braving the Street: The Anthropology of Homelessness (Berghahn Books, 1999) and co-editor of 'Feminist Fields: Ethnographic Insights (Broadview Press, 1999).
Background
Rae Bridgman was born in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and now lives in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. Bridgman received her Bachelor of Arts degree (Classics) and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, and her Master's (Interdisciplinary Studies) and PhD (Anthropology) from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
. She holds the position of Professor in the Department of City Planning at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in the Faculty of Architecture, and is a founding member of BridgmanCollaborative Architecture, a Winnipeg architectural firm. Her work spans children's fantasy novels and scholarly books.
Bridgman illustrates her fantasy novels with distinctive pen-and-ink drawings. Her books are also unique for their word-play and use of Latin as a magical language.
Works
Non-fiction:- Feminist Fields: Ethnographic Insights (co-editors Sally Cole and Heather Howard-Bobiwash). Broadview Press; 1-551111-195-0; 1999. Edited collection.
- Braving the Street: The Anthropology of Homelessness. Co-author Irene Glasser. Berghahn Books; 1-57181-097-8; 1999. Academic.
- Safe Haven: The Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women. University of Toronto Press. Academic. 2003
- StreetCities: Rehousing the Homeless. Broadview Press. Academic. 2006
Fiction:
- The Serpent's Spell. Great Plains Publications. 2006
- Amber Ambrosia. Second of the MiddleGate books, Great Plains Publications, 2007
- Fish and Sphinx. The third of the MiddleGate Books, Great Plains Publications, 2008
- Kingdom of Trolls. The fourth of the MiddleGate Books, SybertoothSybertoothSybertooth is a Canadian book publishing company based in Sackville, New Brunswick. They publish fiction, non-fiction, stage plays, and poetry....
, 2011