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Nancy-Gay Rotstein is a Canadian poet and novelist. In addition to her books of poetry, she is author of the novel ''Shattering Glass'', a story about today's woman trying to balance career and family. == Biography == Nancy-Gay Rotstein was born in Toronto, Ontario. She received a B.A. degree in 1965 and a Master's degree in history in 1969 from the University of Toronto.〔"Today's Poet: Nancy-Gay Rotstein", (Globe and Mail'' ), April 14, 2012〕 She has a teaching certificate as a history specialist from the Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto.〔Rod Currie, (Press'' ), national wire service, November 11, 1987〕 She returned to university to study law and received her LL.B. degree in 1985 and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1987.〔Member Profile, (The Writers' Union of Canada )〕 Her first poetry collection – ''Through the Eyes of a Woman'' – was published in 1975, followed by ''Taking Off'', ''China: Shockwaves'', and ''This Horizon And Beyond: Poems Selected and New''. After graduating from law school, and drawing on her experiences there as a working mother trying to balance career and family, she began writing her novel, ''Shattering Glass'', which was published in 1996.〔Shattering Glass, (Weekly ), November 13, 1995〕 She was appointed by the Canadian government in 1985 to the board of directors of the Canada Council for the Arts, and reappointed in 1988 for a second term.〔(Minister of Communications News Release/Communique ), Ottawa, June 6, 1988〕 During the period of the Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Canada and the United States, she advocated that Canadian ownership of its own publishing industry was essential for the preservation and protection of Canadian cultural identity.〔Sandy Naiman, "Reason behind the rhyme", (Toronto Sunday Sun'' ), July 10, 1988〕〔(The Canada Council News Release/Communique ), Ottawa, December 12, 1985 with full address by Nancy-Gay Rotstein to the Canada Council attached.〕 A proponent of funding for regional arts organizations, she also urged the development of programs to provide access to major cultural events to less populated areas. Her fellow directors elected her as their representative to the National Library Advisory Board in 1986, on which she served five years.〔Ralph Heintzman, editor, (''Tom Symons: A Canadian Life'' ), University of Ottawa Press, June 4, 2011〕 She is a founding Member of the Public Lending Right Commission of Canada, the government agency which oversees payment of royalties to writers for the use of their books in libraries. She was appointed in 1993 to the six-member board of Telefilm Canada, on which she served for five years.〔Canada, (Privy Council Office ) , Order-in-Council, PC# 1993-0975, Nancy-Gay Rotstein, May 12, 1993〕 She is married to Maxwell Rotstein, and has three children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nancy-Gay Rotstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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