Robertson, Patricia

Patricia Robertson was born in England, near Manchester, and emigrated to Kitamat, B.C. when she was still very young. "A City of Orphans" is her first collection, though several of these stories have previously appeared in "Quarry, Matrix, " and the "Second Macmillan Anthology".

"City of Orphans" was a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize -- awarded to the best novel or story collection written by a British Columbia writer. Past winners have included "Blue Husbands" by Don Dickinson (1992) and "Bad Imaginings" by Caroline Adderson (1994). "City of Orphans" has been praised for its s...