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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SPRING, 1994
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
Anne Brydon holds a Ph.D; in Anthropofogy from McGill University
in Montreal, Quebec, and is a professor in the Department of
Anthropology at the University of Winnipeg. She serves on the
executive committee of the Icelandic National League and is a
Agnes Bardal Comack is the daughter of the late Margret
Ingibjorg Olafsdottir and Arinbjdm Sigurgeirsson Bardal. She
:< has four children and ten grandchildren and lives in Winnipeg
with her husband, Hugh.
Connie Geller was an active member of the Manitoba Icelandic
community prior to her move to Estevan, Saskatchewan where
she now serves as the Saskatchewan editor of The Icelandic
Canadian.
Kristjana Gunnars has written five books of poetry; an award-
winning novel, The Prowler; two collections of short stories; and
a non-fiction book, Zero Hour, which was nominated for the
1991 Governor General's Award, She teaches English and
Sigrid Johnson is Head of the Icelandic Collection in the Elizabeth
Dafoe Library at the: University of Manitoba. She is editor-in-
chief of The Icelandic Canadian. >
Helga Mails recently moved back to Winnipeg after having lived
in Ottawa, Ontario for several years, and soon thereafter joined
the board of The Icelandic Canadian as fiction editor.
Shirley McCreedy is a Winnipeg music teacher. An active member
of several Icelandic Canadian organizations, she was selected to
be the FJailkona at the 1993 fslendingadagurirtrt at Gimli,
Manitoba; She is the familiar essays editor of The Icelandic
Canadian.
Elva Simundsson is a librarian with the Canadian Grain
Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a member of the
executive committee of the Icelandic National League and in
the past she has served on the board of the magazine.
Loma Tergesen is the secretary of The Icelandic Canadian . She is
well-known throughout the Icelandic community. She has been
involved in numerous Icelandic organizations and has served as
President of the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba.
Betty Jane Wylie was born and raised in Winnipeg/Manitoba, and
spent her childhood summers in Gimli. She received her B.A.
and M.A. in English from the University of Manitoba. Since her
husband's death in 1973, she has made her living as a writer.
Her published works include children's books, cookbooks, plays,'
a biography and self-help books. She presently lives in Maejier,
Ontario.