Sandra Birdsell

Sandra Birdsellis the author of six novels and three short story collections. Her books includeWaiting for Joe, The Two-Headed CalfandThe Chrome Suite, all of which were finalists for the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. She received a Scotiabank Giller Prize nomination in 2001 for The Russlander.The fifth of 11 children, Birdsellgrew up in the Canadian prairies with her Cree-Mtisfather and Russian-Canadian mother. She's the founder of the Manitoba Writers' Guild and 1993 recipient of the Marian Engel Award.

Books by Sandra Birdsell