Ann Brennan holds a B. A., an MA., and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New Brunswick. She is one of the founders of the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick, recently retired, Honorary President. Brennan is a member of the Writers Union of Canada and the Canadian Association of Irish Studies.
Her published works include, The Real Klondike Kate, (1990, Goose Lane Editions), a biography of Kathrine Ryan from Johnville, NB who completed the Stikine Trail during the Yukon Gold Rush and the first female member of the North West Mounted Police Force. Ann is also the author of The Hawthorn Bush (2005, Borealis Press), a novel based on her family’s immigration to Canada from Ireland. Her most recent book of poetry, Earth Carries Spirit (2014, Chapel Street Editions) speaks of her lifelong work on behalf of a culture of peace for the Earth and all of its peoples. She has recently published two adult children’s novels of a proposed trilogy The Faery Chronicles. Book One I: Anglebert Crosses the Great Water (2018) and Book II: Rescuing Gnome (2019, Chapel Street Editions.
A committed Environmentalist she pursued a Master’s Degree at the University of New Brunswick where she completed her thesis: Thinking Like A Mountain: Arne Naess and the Deep Ecology Movement 1972-2005. (2006, University of New Brunswick).
Brennan’s Poetry has appeared in Canadian Women’s Studies, The Cormorant, Narratives from World Religions in Canada (United Church of Canada) , Vox Feminarum: The Canadian Journal of Feminist Spirituality and two early poetry books, Cameos and Feathers and Shells (Henley Publishing).
Recognized for her many contributions to the arts and cultural communities Brennan was recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s leading social activists in Profiles of Wisdom. (http://etc.lib.unb.ca/womenactivists) and in May of 2018 she was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of New Brunswick.
At her home in Johnville, Brennan remains active working on Book III of her Faery Chronicles and in the local Arts Community. During the spring and warm seasons she delights in hosting groups of students, Artists and friends where she has walking trails, a Faery Path, Labyrinth and a Stone Circle.
