Zeitoun, Mary-Lou

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ZEITOUN, Mary-Lou

PERSONAL:

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Louis and Joan (Grimes) Zeitoun. Ethnicity: "Palestinian/Irish." Education: York University, B.A., 1985; Concordia University, master's diploma in communications, 1987. Politics: "Equal rights for all."

ADDRESSES:

Agent—Margaret Hart, HSW Literary Agency, c/o School of Creative and Performing Arts, Humber College, 3199 Lakeshore Blvd. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 1K8.

CAREER:

Music journalist and novelist.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Ontario Arts Council grant, 2001.

WRITINGS:

13 (novel), Porcupine's Quill, 2002.

Contributor of articles and short fiction to magazines and newspapers, including Elle, Eye Weekly, Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), and Taddle Creek.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Research on Ireland and Palestine.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Herizons, fall, 2002, Stacey Kauder, review of 13, p. 44.

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