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Sandra Birdsell


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Last updated January 16, 2006
Primary Sources

Birdsell, Sandra. Night travellers. Winnipeg : Turnstone Press, 1982.
Birdsell, Sandra. Ladies of the house. Winnipeg : Turnstone Press, 1984.
Birdsell, Sandra, Brandt, Di, Wiebe, Rudy, Friesen, Patrick. “Write speaking Mennonites (symposium).” Border Crossings 5.4 (1986): 21.
Birdsell, Sandra. Agassiz stories : Night travellers and Ladies of the house. Winnipeg : Turnstone Press, 1987.
Birdsell, Sandra. The missing child. Toronto : Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989.
Birdsell, Sandra. Agassiz. Traduit de l'anglais par Maryse Trudeau. Montréal : Du Roseau, 1990.
Birdsell, Sandra. The chrome suite. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1992.
Birdsell, Sandra. “The Chrome Suite.” Prairie Fire 14.2 (1993): 90.
Birdsell, Sandra, Glover, Douglas, Hodgins, Jack. “Memorable images: the winner of the SmithBooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award is John Steffler's The Afterlife of George Cartwright.” Books in Canada 22.3 (1993): 8.
Birdsell, Sandra. "My mother sitting on a chair." Prairie Fire 15.1 (1994): 86.
Birdsell, Sandra. “The Chrome Suite.” Canadian Literature (Fall 1994): 221.
Birdsell, Sandra. “The Chrome Suite.” Essays on Canadian Writing (Spring 1995): 214.
Birdsell, Sandra. "Rooms for rent". Border Crossings 14.3 (1995): 38.
Birdsell, Sandra. “Agassiz: a novel in stories.” Canadian Literature (Autumn 1996) 153.
Birdsell, Sandra. The town that floated away. Illustrations by Helen Flook. Toronto : HarperCollins, 1997.
Birdsell, Sandra. The two-headed calf. Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1997.
Birdsell, Sandra. “Disappearances.” Saturday Night 112.1 (1997): 85-93.
Birdsell, Sandra. "I used to play bass in a band." Prairie Fire 18.4 (1997/1998): 88.
Birdsell, Sandra, Itani, Frances, Gibson, Douglas. “Tributes to W.O. Mitchell.” Quill & Quire 64.4 (1998): 10.
Birdsell, Sandra. The Russlander. Toronto : M&S, 2001.
Birdsell, Sandra, Gordimer, Nadine, Lincoln, Christine. “Paperbackpicks.” Chatelaine (English edition). Oct. 2002: n/a.
Birdsell, Sandra. “Out Here.” Prairie Fire 23.3 (2002): 15.
Birdsell, Sandra, Wiebe, Rudy, Hood, Hugh, Schoemperlen, Diane, et al. “Contemporary Canadian religious novels; postmodern faith and fiction.” International Journal of Canadian Studies (Spring 2003): 265.
Birdsell, Sandra. “Children of the Day.” Chatelaine (English edition) Jun. 2005: 109-113.
Birdsell, Sandra. Children of the day. Toronto : Random House Canada, 2005.

Scripts

The Waiting Time. By Sandra Birdsell. 60 minute radio drama commissioned by CBC produced in Mar. 1993.
Another View of North. By Sandra Birdsell. 60 minute radio drama commissioned by CBC and produced in Jun. 1992.
The Town That Floated Away. 30 minute radio drama produced by Barbara Nicol, CBC, Sept. 1992. Released on CD and cassette, BMG records.
Niagara Falls. By Sandra Birdsell. A 45 minute film script as part of a trilogy, “In Good Season.” Produced in a 30 minute format for the CBC “The Way We Are,” series. West End Productions Inc.
Summer Storm : Novina Motion Pictures. By Sandra Birdsell. 30 minute film script produced for a CBC “Family Pictures” series.
Falling In Love. By Sandra Birdsell. 30 minute film script as part of a trilogy, “In Good Season”. West End Productions Inc.
Places Not Our Own. By Sandra Birdsell. 60 minute drama for the mini series, “Daughters of the Country.” National Film Board.

Theatre

A Prairie Boy’s Winter. A one act play for children. By Sandra Birdsell. Co-written and produced by Prairie Theatre Exchange, 1986.
The Revival. A Two Act Play. By Sandra Birdsell. Commissioned by Prairie Theatre Exchange and produced in 1987.

Secondary Sources

Andrews, Audrey. Rev. of The Missing Child. Canadian Ethnic Studies 23.3 (1991): 187.
Becze, Ayn. Rev. of The Russlander. Canadian Ethnic Studies 34.1 (2002): 160.
Beer, Annie. Rev. of The Missing Child. Border Crossings 9.1 (1990): 29.
Bemrose, John. “A Disappearing Village.” Maclean's (Oct 9, 1989): 68.
Bergman, Brian. “Pacifist and doomed” Maclean's 22 Oct 2001: 68-72. Includes notes on The Russlander.
Broughton, Katheryn. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. CM : Canadian Materials for Schools and Libraries 21.1 (1993): 13.
Bryson, Michael. Rev. of The Two-Headed Calf. Paragraph 19.3 (1997/Spring 1998): 22.
Carey, Pauline. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. Quill & Quire 58.8 (1992): 19.
Cimon, Anne. “Mennonite life shattered in Tsarist Russia” Rev. of The Russlander. Books in Canada 31.1 (2002): 5.
Clemence, Verne. Rev. of The Two-Headed Calf. The Newest Review 22.6 (1997): 23. Duncan, Isla. "The profound poverty of knowledge": Sandra Birdsell's narrative of concealment.” Canadian Literature (Summer 2001): 85-102.
Dunning, Stephen. Rev of The Missing Child. Event 19.3 (1990): 131.
Dunning, Stephen. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. Event 22.1 (1993): 135.
D'Souza, Irene. Rev. of The Russlander. Border Crossings 20.4 (2001): 80.
Ellis, Sarah. Rev. of The Town That Floated Away. Quill & Quire 63.8 (1997): 39.
Enright, Robert. “A portrait of the grandmother as a young girl [Sandra Birdsell's The Town That Floated Away]” Border Crossings 16.4 (1997): 5.
Fogel, Melanie. Rev. of The Missing Child. CM : Canadian Materials for Schools and Libraries 18.1 (1990): 25.
Harrison, Dallas. “Sandra Birdsell: An annotated bibliography.” Essays on Canadian Writing (Winter 1992): 170.
Harrison, Dallas. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. The Newest Review 18.2 (1993): 36.
Jackson, Lorna. Rev. of The Russlander. Quill & Quire 67.10 (2001): 32.
James, Suzanne. Rev. of The Two-Headed Calf. Canadian Literature (Spring 2000): 138.
Johnstone, JK. Rev. of The Night Travellers. The Newest Review 12.8 (1987): 12.
Klassen, Sarah. “Fresh retelling of Russian Mennonite story.” Rev. of The Russlander. Canadian Mennonite 6.7 (2002): 9.
Kuitenbrouwer, Kathryn. “Sandra Birdsell.” Literary Review of Canada 9.8 (2001): 8.
Kydd, Allison. “Fighting for survival” Rev. of The Russlander, Plenty of Harm in God, Critical Injuries. Event 31.2 (2002): 112.
Kruk, Laurie. “Falling into the page: Interview with Sandra Birdsell.” Quarry 40.3 (1991): 92.
Manson, Ruth. Rev. of The Missing Child. Quill & Quire 55.10 (1989): 23.
Marshall, Joyce. Rev. of The Missing Child. Books in Canada 18.7 (1989): 37.
Martens, Debra. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. Paragraph 15.1 (1993): 30.
Micros, Marianne. Rev. of The Town that Floated Away. Canadian Children's Literature (Summer 1998): 68.
Page, Carolyn. Rev. of The Missing Child. Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature 17 (1991): 38.
Reimer, Margaret L. “Novelist turns to Mennonite story” Rev. of The Russlander. Canadian Mennonite 6.2 (2002): 9.
Scanlan, Larry. Rev. of The Missing Child. Brick (Fall 1989) 55.
Scanlan, Larry. Rev. of The Chrome Suite. Books in Canada. 21.6 (1992): 24.
Sheppard, Philippa. Rev. of The Russlander. Literary Review of Canada 9.8 (2001): 7.
Smith, Stephen. “Suite Science: Interview with Sandra Birdsell.” Quill & Quire 58.7 (1992): 39.
Tefs, Wayne. “The Ascent of Sandra Birdsell.” Border Crossings 12.3 (1993): 8.
Thomas, Joan. “Taking Notice: An Interview with Sandra Birdsell.” Prairie Fire 15.1 (1994): 80.
Thomas, Joan, Loewen, Hazel. “‘Getting it right’": An Interview with Sandra Birdsell on writing The Russlander.Prairie Fire 23.3 (2002): 6.
Tiessen, Paul. Rev. of The Missing Child. University of Toronto Quarterly 60.1 (1990): 2.
Twigg, Alan. Interview with Sandra Birdsell. The Newest Review 13.3 (1987): 2.
Watson, Diane. Rev. of The Missing Child. Canadian Literature (Autumn 1991): 136.
Wigston, Nancy. Rev of The Two-Headed Calf. Quill & Quire 63.5 (1997): 37.
Rev. of The Missing Child. The Mennonite Reporter 19 Mar. 1990: 11.
“In The Valley Of The Shadow (WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award for 1989).” Books in Canada 19.3 (1990): 17.

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