Draft:Harry Bruce (Writer)

Harry Bruce (8 July 1934) is a Canadian writer and journalist. He attended Mount Allison University, receiving a B.A. in English Literature. He also attended the London School of Economics and Massey College at the University of Toronto. He has written over a dozen books, and has published columns in every major contemporary newspaper and magazine in Canada.

He is a recipient of four Atlantic Journalism Awards, two National Magazine Awards, one Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists Award, and the 2013 Atlantic Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal Life
Harry was born in Toronto to journalist, writer, and poet Charles Tory Bruce and Agnes King. He married Penny Anne Meadows in 1955, they have 3 children.

Works

 * The Short Happy Walks of Max Macpherson, (1968)
 * Nova Scotia, (1975)
 * Lifeline: The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats, (1977)
 * The Story of R.A. Jodrey, Entrepreneur, (1979)
 * A Basket of Apples: Recollections of Historic Nova Scotia, (1982)
 * The Gulf of St. Lawrence, (1984)
 * Movin' East: The Further Writings of Harry Bruce, (1985)
 * The Man and the Empire: Frank Sobey, (1985)
 * Down Home: Notes of a Maritime Son, (1988)
 * Maud: The Life of L.M. Montgomery, (1992)
 * An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia, (1997)
 * Never Content: How Mavericks and Outsiders Made a Surprise Winner of Maritime Life, (2002)
 * Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers, (2009)
 * Halifax and Me, (2020)
 * The Perfect Day and Other Stories, (2021)