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Barbara Little

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Barbara M. Little (Townshend)

Brief Biography

Barbara Little was born and raised in the north of England and came to Canada with her eldest son and husband in 1968. Before making her home in Hopewell, NS, Barbara lived in Alberta and British Columbia.

In addtion to writing a column for The New Glasgow Evening News Newspaper for the last seven years, Barbara has also published picture books and several short stories and articles. Her story "Port Royal's First Noel" appears in the Nimbus anthology, A Maritime Christmas (2008).

Selected List of Publications
  • When Aunt Augusta Comes. A Cubhunter Cubby book, 2005. ISBN 0-9696596-4-4.
  • Mimikej And The Far Too Big Moccasins. 2nd Edition. Children's picture book. Borealis Press 2005. ISBN 0-88887-277-1.
  • Mystery at Port Royal. Historical fiction. Borealis Press. 2003. ISBN 0-88887-275-5.
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  • I Didn't Want Him Touching Me. Children's picture book. Wild East Publishing. 1991. ISBN 0-9694147-4-9.
  • "The Night Before Christmas". First place story. Canadian Living Magazine. 1991.
  • "Leaves of Autumn". First place short story. Canadian Writer's Journal. 1991.
  • "The Gift". First place short story. Dreams and Visions. 1994.
  • "Remembering Raymond". Short story. CBC Radio. 2001.
  • Other articles and short stories published in The Canadian Bible Society Newsletter, Shout And Speak Out Loud (anthology), The Amethyst Review, Fisherkids, Animal Tales (USA), The Presbyterian Message, and The Maritime Atlantic Timepasser.