Dr. Catherine Bush

Biography

Catherine Bush is an Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing at the University of Guelph. She is a published author of four novels, including 'Accusation,' 'Time,' 'Rules of Engagement,' and 'Claire’s Head,' and her works have been critically acclaimed and shortlisted for various literary awards. Her novel 'Accusation' was selected as one of the Ten Books of 2013 by a major magazine and was an Amazon.ca Book Canada Reads Top 40 pick. Additionally, 'Time' was a finalist for the Books Canada/SmithBooks Novel Award and the City of Toronto Book Award. 'Rules of Engagement' became a national bestseller and was noted as one of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her work often explores moral quandaries and the intersections of public and private lives. Beyond fiction, her nonfiction writings have appeared in publications like the Globe and Mail and New York Magazine. As a fellow at MacDowell Colony and Yaddo, she has also served as Writer-in-Residence at several Canadian universities. In 2019, she was a Fiction Meets Science fellow at Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Germany, where she addressed the climate crisis through fiction. Bush's research interests include contemporary literature, narrative form, and writing pedagogy, particularly in relation to climate fiction and imaginaries.

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