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'''Raymond Fraser''' (born [[May 8]], [[1941]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[novelist]], [[biographer]] and [[poet]].
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'''Raymond Fraser''' {{post-nominals|ONB}} (May 8, 1941 – October 22, 2018) was a Canadian biographer, editor, essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet and short story writer. Fraser published fourteen books of fiction, three of non-fiction, and eight poetry collections. Fraser's writings were praised by such literary figures as [[Farley Mowat]], [[Irving Layton]], [[Louis Dudek]], [[Alden Nowlan]], [[Sheila Watson (writer)|Sheila Watson]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Hugh Garner]], and [[Michael Cook (playwright)|Michael Cook]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}


==Biography==
While living in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]] in 1966, Fraser and poet Leroy Johnson founded the literary magazine ''Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing''. In 1971 he was one of the founders of the Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group and the Rank Outsiders Poetry Extravaganza. His first book of fiction, ''The Black Horse Tavern'' (1973), was published in Montreal by Ingluvin Publications.
Born in [[Chatham, New Brunswick|Chatham]], New Brunswick, Raymond Fraser attended [[St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)|St. Thomas University]] where in his freshman year he played on the varsity hockey and football teams, and in his junior year was co-editor with John Brebner of the student literary magazine ''Tom-Tom''.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} His 20-year correspondence and friendship with the poet [[Alden Nowlan]] date from this period.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}


During the sixties Fraser worked as a lab technician, a high school teacher, and as editor and freelance writer for a number of tabloid newspapers.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
In his essay "In the End, a Beginning: The Montreal Story Tellers", critic [[Keith Garebian]] writes: "Raymond Fraser's booming Maritime vigour and directness seem, with subtle undertows of psychological configuration, like a roaring tide battering the literary shore. [...] Fraser's narrative ancestors are not only the old salts of every Maritime tavern or watering-hole, but also the more commemorated figures of Mark Twain and Hugh Garner."


While living in [[Montreal]] in 1966, Fraser and poet Leroy Johnson founded the literary magazine ''[[Intercourse magazine|Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} In 1971 he was one of the founders of the Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group and the Rank Outsiders Poetry Extravaganza.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} His first book of fiction, ''The Black Horse Tavern'' (1973), was published in Montreal by Ingluvin Publications.
Fraser’s writings have been praised by such literary figures as [[Farley Mowat]], [[Irving Layton]], [[Louis Dudek]], [[Alden Nowlan]], [[Sheila Watson]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Hugh Garner]], [[Michael Cook]], and [[William French]].


Fraser died in [[Fredericton]], New Brunswick, on October 22, 2018, at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite news |last1=CBC News |title=Prolific New Brunswick writer Raymond Fraser dies at 77 {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/raymond-fraser-new-brunswick-writer-dies-1.4875163 |accessdate=24 October 2018 |work=CBC |agency=CBC}}</ref>
Besides Montreal he has lived in [[Dublin]], [[Paris]] and various parts of [[Spain]] and New Brunswick. He currently resides in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], New Brunswick. [http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/Fraser/bio.html]


==Awards and recognition==
==Bibliography==
His novel, ''The Bannonbridge Musicians'' (Ingluvin Publications) was a finalist for the 1978 [[Governor General's Award]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}


In 2009, following publication of his novel ''In Another Life'' (Lion's Head Press), he received the inaugural [[Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts]] for English Language Literary Arts.<ref name=artsnb>{{cite web|title=2009 LGA Winners|url=http://artsnb.ca/site/en/awards/awards-archive/2009-lga-winners/|website=artsnb|accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref>

Five of Fraser's books were listed in ''Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books'' (Nimbus Publishing, 2009), a distinction shared by only three other authors.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

In 2012 he was made a member of the [[Order of New Brunswick]], the province's highest honour, for his contributions to literature and New Brunswick's cultural life.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

In May 2016, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from his alma mater, St Thomas University.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} In 2017, he received the Canadian Senate Sesquicentennial Medal in recognition of valuable service to the nation.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Over the years he received four Canada Council Grants, six New Brunswick Arts Board Grants, and the Canadian Writers' Trust Woodcock Grant.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==Bibliography==
===Fiction===
===Fiction===
*''The Black Horse Tavern'' - [[1973]]
*''The Black Horse Tavern'' – 1973. Revised definitive edition with an Introduction by the author – 2014 (novella & stories)
*''The Struggle Outside'' - [[1975]]
*''The Struggle Outside'' – 1975. Revised definitive edition with an Afterword by the author – 2013 (novel)
*''The Bannonbridge Musicians'' - [[1978]]
*''The Bannonbridge Musicians'' – 1978. Revised definitive edition – 2014 (novel)
*''Rum River'' - [[1997]]
*''Rum River'' – 1997. Revised definitive edition – 2016 (novel)
*''Costa Blanca'' - [[2001]]
*''Costa Blanca'' – 2001, 2013 (novella & stories)
*''In a Cloud of Dust and Smoke'' - [[2003]]
*''In a Cloud of Dust and Smoke'' – 2003, 2013 (novel)
*''The Grumpy Man'' – 2008, 2013 (novella & stories)
*''In Another Life'' – 2009, 2013 (novel)
*''The Trials Of Brother Bell'' – 2010 (two novels, ''Repentance Vale'' & ''The Struggle Outside'')
*''The Madness Of Youth'' – 2011, 2013 (novel)
*''Repentance Vale'' – 2011, 2013 (novel)
*''Bliss'' – 2013 (stories)
*''Seasons of Discontent'' – 2015 (novel)
*''Through Sunlight and Shadows'' – 2018 (novel)


===Biography===
===Biography===
*''The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle'' - 1981, 1983, 2005
*''The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle'' – 1981, 1983, 2005
*''Todd Matchett: Confessions of a Young Criminal'' - [[1994]]
*''Todd Matchett: Confessions of a Young Criminal'' – 1994

===Memoirs and essays===
*''When The Earth Was Flat'' – 2007, 2013


===Poetry===
===Poetry===
*''For the Miramichi'' - [[1966]]
*''For the Miramichi'' – 1966
*''Waiting for God's Angel'' - [[1967]]
*''Waiting for God's Angel'' – 1967
*''I've Laughed and Sung'' - [[1969]]
*''I've Laughed and Sung'' – 1969
*''The More I Live'' - [[1971]]
*''The More I Live'' – 1971
*''Stop The Highway... 4 Montreal Poets: Raymond Fraser, Clifford Gaston, Bob Higgins & Bryan McCarthy'' – 1972
*''Macbride Poems'' - [[1992]]
*''Macbride Poems'' – 1992
*''Before You're A Stranger'' - [[2000]]
*''Before You're A Stranger'' – 2000
*''As I See it'' – 2017

===eBooks===
*''The Black Horse Tavern''
*''Bliss''
*''Costa Blanca''
*''When The Earth Was Flat''
*''The Grumpy Man''
*''Repentance Vale''

===Anthology edited===
*''East of Canada: An Atlantic Anthology'' – 1977 (Eds.: Raymond Fraser, Clyde Rose and Jim Stewart)

===Literary magazines edited===
*''Tom-Tom'' (St. Thomas University) Raymond Fraser and John Brebner, eds. 1962.
*''Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing'' Raymond Fraser et al., eds. 1966–1971.
*''The Pottersfield Portfolio'' Raymond Fraser et al., eds. 1990–1992.
*''Lion's Head Magazine'' (online) Raymond Fraser and Bernell MacDonald, eds. 2014– .


==Reference==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
J. R. (Tim) Struthers, ed. ''The Montreal Story Tellers''. Montreal: Vehicule, 1985. 191.
* J. R. (Tim) Struthers, ed. ''The Montreal Story Tellers''. Montreal: Vehicle Press. 1985.
* Margie Williamson. ''Four Maritime Poets: a survey of the works of Alden Nowlan, Fred Cogswell, Raymond Fraser and Al Pittman, as they reflect the spirit and culture of the Maritime people''. Thesis (M.A.), Dalhousie University, 1973 [microform].
* Stephen Patrick Clare & Trevor J. Adams. ''Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books''. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd. 2009.
* ''Canadian Who's Who''. Toronto: Third Sector Publishing. 2015.


==External link==
==External links==
* [http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/Fraser/bio.html Archival records for Raymond Fraser at the University of New Brunswick]
* [http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/finding/Fraser/bio.html Archival records for Raymond Fraser at the University of New Brunswick]
* [http://raymondfraser.blogspot.com Raymond Fraser's weblog]
* [http://www.stu-acpa.com/raymond-fraser.html Atlantic Canadian Poets Archive]
* [http://w3.stu.ca/stu/sites/nble/f/fraser_raymond_jospeh.html New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia]


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Latest revision as of 04:05, 23 October 2023

Raymond Fraser

ONB
Raymond Fraser in his Paris days[when?]
Raymond Fraser in his Paris days[when?]
Born(1941-05-08)May 8, 1941
Chatham, New Brunswick
DiedOctober 22, 2018(2018-10-22) (aged 77)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materSt. Thomas University
Notable awardsLieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts (2009)
Website
raymondfraser.blogspot.com

Raymond Fraser ONB (May 8, 1941 – October 22, 2018) was a Canadian biographer, editor, essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet and short story writer. Fraser published fourteen books of fiction, three of non-fiction, and eight poetry collections. Fraser's writings were praised by such literary figures as Farley Mowat, Irving Layton, Louis Dudek, Alden Nowlan, Sheila Watson, Leonard Cohen, Hugh Garner, and Michael Cook.[citation needed]

Biography[edit]

Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, Raymond Fraser attended St. Thomas University where in his freshman year he played on the varsity hockey and football teams, and in his junior year was co-editor with John Brebner of the student literary magazine Tom-Tom.[citation needed] His 20-year correspondence and friendship with the poet Alden Nowlan date from this period.[citation needed]

During the sixties Fraser worked as a lab technician, a high school teacher, and as editor and freelance writer for a number of tabloid newspapers.[citation needed]

While living in Montreal in 1966, Fraser and poet Leroy Johnson founded the literary magazine Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing.[citation needed] In 1971 he was one of the founders of the Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group and the Rank Outsiders Poetry Extravaganza.[citation needed] His first book of fiction, The Black Horse Tavern (1973), was published in Montreal by Ingluvin Publications.

Fraser died in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on October 22, 2018, at the age of 77.[1]

Awards and recognition[edit]

His novel, The Bannonbridge Musicians (Ingluvin Publications) was a finalist for the 1978 Governor General's Award.[citation needed]

In 2009, following publication of his novel In Another Life (Lion's Head Press), he received the inaugural Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts for English Language Literary Arts.[2]

Five of Fraser's books were listed in Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books (Nimbus Publishing, 2009), a distinction shared by only three other authors.[citation needed]

In 2012 he was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick, the province's highest honour, for his contributions to literature and New Brunswick's cultural life.[citation needed]

In May 2016, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from his alma mater, St Thomas University.[citation needed] In 2017, he received the Canadian Senate Sesquicentennial Medal in recognition of valuable service to the nation.[citation needed]

Over the years he received four Canada Council Grants, six New Brunswick Arts Board Grants, and the Canadian Writers' Trust Woodcock Grant.[citation needed]

Bibliography[edit]

Fiction[edit]

  • The Black Horse Tavern – 1973. Revised definitive edition with an Introduction by the author – 2014 (novella & stories)
  • The Struggle Outside – 1975. Revised definitive edition with an Afterword by the author – 2013 (novel)
  • The Bannonbridge Musicians – 1978. Revised definitive edition – 2014 (novel)
  • Rum River – 1997. Revised definitive edition – 2016 (novel)
  • Costa Blanca – 2001, 2013 (novella & stories)
  • In a Cloud of Dust and Smoke – 2003, 2013 (novel)
  • The Grumpy Man – 2008, 2013 (novella & stories)
  • In Another Life – 2009, 2013 (novel)
  • The Trials Of Brother Bell – 2010 (two novels, Repentance Vale & The Struggle Outside)
  • The Madness Of Youth – 2011, 2013 (novel)
  • Repentance Vale – 2011, 2013 (novel)
  • Bliss – 2013 (stories)
  • Seasons of Discontent – 2015 (novel)
  • Through Sunlight and Shadows – 2018 (novel)

Biography[edit]

  • The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle – 1981, 1983, 2005
  • Todd Matchett: Confessions of a Young Criminal – 1994

Memoirs and essays[edit]

  • When The Earth Was Flat – 2007, 2013

Poetry[edit]

  • For the Miramichi – 1966
  • Waiting for God's Angel – 1967
  • I've Laughed and Sung – 1969
  • The More I Live – 1971
  • Stop The Highway... 4 Montreal Poets: Raymond Fraser, Clifford Gaston, Bob Higgins & Bryan McCarthy – 1972
  • Macbride Poems – 1992
  • Before You're A Stranger – 2000
  • As I See it – 2017

eBooks[edit]

  • The Black Horse Tavern
  • Bliss
  • Costa Blanca
  • When The Earth Was Flat
  • The Grumpy Man
  • Repentance Vale

Anthology edited[edit]

  • East of Canada: An Atlantic Anthology – 1977 (Eds.: Raymond Fraser, Clyde Rose and Jim Stewart)

Literary magazines edited[edit]

  • Tom-Tom (St. Thomas University) Raymond Fraser and John Brebner, eds. 1962.
  • Intercourse: Contemporary Canadian Writing Raymond Fraser et al., eds. 1966–1971.
  • The Pottersfield Portfolio Raymond Fraser et al., eds. 1990–1992.
  • Lion's Head Magazine (online) Raymond Fraser and Bernell MacDonald, eds. 2014– .

References[edit]

  1. ^ CBC News. "Prolific New Brunswick writer Raymond Fraser dies at 77 | CBC News". CBC. CBC. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2009 LGA Winners". artsnb. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  • J. R. (Tim) Struthers, ed. The Montreal Story Tellers. Montreal: Vehicle Press. 1985.
  • Margie Williamson. Four Maritime Poets: a survey of the works of Alden Nowlan, Fred Cogswell, Raymond Fraser and Al Pittman, as they reflect the spirit and culture of the Maritime people. Thesis (M.A.), Dalhousie University, 1973 [microform].
  • Stephen Patrick Clare & Trevor J. Adams. Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd. 2009.
  • Canadian Who's Who. Toronto: Third Sector Publishing. 2015.

External links[edit]

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