Biography:

Anne Michaels (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Michaels attended Vaughan Road Academy and then later the University of Toronto, where she currently teaches. Her first book, The Weight of Oranges (1986), a volume of poetry, was awarded the Commonwealth Prize. She received the National Magazine Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry and a nomination for the Governor General's Award for her second collection, Miner's Pond (1991). Michaels is best known for her novel Fugitive Pieces which won the Orange Prize (one of the most prestigious prizes in English fiction for women), the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Trillium Book Award.

Bibliography:

Novels:

• Fugitive Pieces (1997) (Winner of 1997 Guardian Fiction Prize and of 1997 Orange Prize)
• The Winter Vault (2007)

Poetry:

• The Weight of Oranges (1986)
• Miners Pond (1991)
• Skin Divers (1999)
• Poems (2000)