Weisbord, Merrily

Merrily Weisbord is the author of 5 literary non-fiction books. Her work has been acclaimed as beautifully written, unique, fascinating, startling, evocative, moving, gripping, stunning. Her latest book, The Love Queen of Malabar was a  finalist for the 2010 Writer’s Trust NonFiction Prize and the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary non-fiction.

Merrily has taught at McGill University, Concordia, Vanier College, State University of New York, and was a mentor for the Quebec Writerss Federation. She was Concordia University’s first non-fiction Writer-in-Residence and she enjoys tailoring her teaching, guiding, and encouraging to suit the occasion. She would welcome background to the students’ needs and interests