Sandra Djwa, C.M.
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Sandra Djwa is a champion of Canadian literature. A distinguished academic, writer and professor emerita at Simon Fraser University, she is renowned for her thoughtful biographies of some of our country’s most acclaimed poets and public figures, including F. R. Scott, Roy Daniells and P. K. Page. As co-founder of the Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures / L’Association des littératures canadienne et québécoise, she helped consolidate Canadian literature as a discipline. Her contributions as a beloved teacher and mentor have influenced generations of students and young writers.