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Wayland Drew


Born
in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
December 09, 1932

Died
December 03, 1998

Genre
Outdoors & Nature, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy


Wayland Drew (1932-1998) was a writer born in Oshawa, Ontario. He attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, where he earned a BA in English Language and Literature (1957). Shortly after graduation he married Gwendolyn Parrott and together they raised four children. From 1961-1994 he was a high school teacher in Port Perry, Bracebridge, and Muskoka Lakes. He also worked for the Ontario Ministry of Education.

Drew began to write seriously in high school and published a number of short stories (to magazines such as The Tamarack Review) and non-fiction pieces throughout his career, while also selling radio and film scripts. His first novel (and sometimes stated to be his best) was The Wabeno Feast (1973). While rooted in Northern ...more

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The Memoirs of Alcheringia The Gaian Expedient The Master of Norriya
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“Forget all you know or think you know; abandon power and enforced decree. Inward, where the deepest rivers flow, find the currents of eternity.
- Fin Raziel”
― Wayland Drew, Willow
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“Life is life," Meegosh shouted over the grumbling crowd. "Life is precious.”
― Wayland Drew, Willow
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