Byrna Barclay

Byrna Robin Barclay ( Burton; October 8, 1940 – May 7, 2023) was a Canadian writer and editor in Saskatchewan.

Early life
Barclay was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1962, she moved to Regina, Saskatchewan.

Career
Barclay served as president of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and the Saskatchewan Book Awards, and also was editor of Freelance, the Guild's newsletter, and fiction editor of Grain, its literary journal. She was founding editor of Transition, a magazine for the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. She was also vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Honours
In 2004, Barclay was named to the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

Personal life and death
Barclay married Ronald Barclay and together they had two children. She died on May 7, 2023, at the age of 82.