Dawe, Tom

Born in Long Pond, Conception Bay, NL, Tom Dawe (1940) is the author of sixteen books. After teaching at rural high schools, Dawe was appointed to the Department of English at Memorial University. He was a founding editor of Breakwater Books, the literary journal "TickleAce", and the folklore journal "The Livyere". A frequent winner of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards, Dawe was given a gold medal for visual arts in 1973.