Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 17, 2005
• Invested on: October 06, 2006

An influential and daring writer, Daphne Marlatt has boldly set her own course. For over three decades, she has explored different narrative structures and experimented with language and grammar to challenge literary customs as well as her readers' expectations. Her long poem Steveston and her novel Ana Historic are considered classics of the Canadian canon. A founding editor of the bilingual journal Tessera, she is also admired for her contribution to feminist theory. Through her teaching and as a writer-in-residence at several universities, she has guided many aspiring writers.