Gayla Reid (born 12 May 1945) is an Australian-born Canadian writer. Biography Born and raised in Armidale, New South Wales, Reid was educated at the University of New England, Australian National University and the University of British Columbia. Remaining in Canada, she was active in the country's feminist movement, editing the newspaper Kinesis and the literary journal Room of One's Own and teaching women's studies at Vancouver Community College. She began publishing fiction in the early 1990s, winning the Journey Prize in 1993 for her short story "Sister Doyle's Men". In 1994, she published her first short story collection, To Be There With You, which was a winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 1995. All the Seas of the World and Closer Apart were finalists for the Ethel Wilson fiction prize in 2001 and 2002. Come from Afar was published to critical acclaim in 2011. According to jury citation, Gayla Reid stands out for her stunningly beautiful language and her ability to depict places such as Canada, Australia, Vietnam etc. She also described a state of mind, an evocation of a particular character's relationship to land, people and time. Her fiction combines the poetry of language and observation with the force of highly-accomplished and compelling narrative. Reid is represented by the Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency. Awards 1993, Journey Prize 1995, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2005, Marian Engel Award Selected bibliography To Be There With You. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 1994. All the Seas of the World. Toronto: Stoddart, 2001. Closer Apart. Toronto: Stoddart, 2002. Come from Afar. Toronto: Comorant, 2011. References 1945 births People from Armidale 20th-century Australian novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Australian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Australian feminist writers Australian women novelists Australian women short story writers Canadian feminist writers Canadian women novelists Canadian women short story writers Living people University of New England (Australia) alumni Australian National University alumni University of British Columbia alumni 20th-century Canadian women writers 20th-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers 20th-century Australian women