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 Jane
Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931 and graduated from Mills
College in 1952. Rule was a writer of lesbian-themed novels and
non-fiction and outspoken proponent of free speech and gay rights. She moved to Canada in 1956, where she taught at the
University of British Columbia. In 1976, Ms. Rule moved to Galiano
Island, BC, Canada. Rule died at the age of 76 on November 27,
2007 at her home on Galiano Island due to complications from
liver cancer, refusing any treatment that would take her from the
island.
Major Publications:·
-
Desert of the Heart (1964)
- This Is Not For You (1970)
- Against the Season (1971)
- Lesbian Images (1975)
- Theme for Diverse Instruments (1975)
- The Young in One Another's Arms (1977)
- Contract With the World (1980)
- Outlander (1981)
- Inland Passage and Other Stories (1982)
- A Hot-Eyed Moderate (1985)
- Memory Board (1987)
- After the Fire (1989)
Awards:
Order of Canada, 2007
Canadian Institute for the
Blind Talking Book of the Year, for After the Fire, 1991.
·US Gay Academic Union Literature Award, 1978.
·Canadian Authors Association Best Story of the Year, 1978.
·Canadian Authors Association Best Novel of the Year,
for The Young in One Another's Arms, 1978.
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