The Icelandic Canadian - 01.04.2009, Qupperneq 49

Vol. 62 #2
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Contributors
BILL BIRSE is the author of two plays-Andy Fergussen's Birthday Party and A
Quilt of Many Cultures and a book, The Amazing Thing about Grace. He lived in
Markerville, Alberta for many years working as an artist/craftsman/woodworker. He is
a past president of the Stephan G Stephansson Icelandic Society of Markerville. He now
lives in Red Deer with his wife Sandee and his dog Skookum.
N.C. GUTTORMSSON is a second generation Icelandic Canadian who was born
in Flin Flon, MB. She has a Master of Education with a specialization in integrated cur-
riculum and arts-based teaching and learning. Her home is in North Vancouver, BC
where she is currently teaching English as a Second Language. She has four children and
four grandchildren.
SHERYL HOSHIZAKI is a retired principal who worked at the Cedarwood Public
School with the York Region District School Board in Ontario. She works part time at
the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto as a Mentor
in Equity and Human Rights. She is the daughter of Freda Hoshizaki (Thorkelson).
AUDRHEA LANDE is a retired educator who now has time and space for her first
love - research and writing. She became interested in the legacy of Miss Stefansson when
her niece and nephew, who called themselves “Icelandickers” when they were little,
began attending the early years school named after this remarkable teacher. She lives in
Winnipeg, where she is deep into the writing of Miss Stefansson’s biography.
(SIMONE) RENEE MORIN is the great grand-daughter of Icelandic-Canadian
composer and poet, Guttomur J. Guttormsson. Her work has been published in
Logberg-Heimskringla, The Icelandic Canadian, and The Collective Consciousness.
Renee has been honored with first place wins in the Icelandic National League's Poetry
Competition (2007), the Manitoba Icelandic Festival's poetry competition (2006), and
their short story contest (1997). Renee's work has also been recognized by The
Winnipeg Free Press / Writers' Collective with an honorable mention in poetry (2006)
and the first place prize for short story fiction (2007).
KRISTINE PERLMUTTER is a regular contributor to The Icelandic Canadian and
was on the Board of Directors for 25 years. She works as a special education teacher in
the Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg and fits her writing and reading in when
she has the time. She and her husband, Bill, are actively involved in the Icelandic com-
munity.
LORNA TERGESEN is Editor of The Icelandic Canadian Magazine. She is
involved in the Icelandic community, enjoying her cultural heritage, and sharing it with
others.
ELINTHORD ARSON was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a grad-
uate student with the Icelandic Studies Department at the University of Manitoba.
JO-ANNE WEIR is a high school Special Educator who splits her time between her
home in Winnipeg and her family cottage in Arnes, Manitoba. In 2008, she graduated
with her Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba and completed her the-
sis entitled Undan Snjobreidunni (What Lies Beneath the Snow) Revealing the contribu-
tions of Icelandic pioneer women to adult education in Manitoba 1875 - 1914.