Sheila Watson (writer)
| Sheila Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheila Martin Doherty October 24, 1909 New Westminster, B.C. |
| Died | February 1, 1998 Nanaimo, B.C. |
| Occupation | professor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | M.A., Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | U of British Columbia, U of Toronto |
| Notable works | The Double Hook |
| Notable awards | Lorne Pierce Medal |
| Spouse | Wilfred Watson |
Sheila Martin Watson (24 October 1909 – 1 February 1998 ) was a Canadian novelist, critic and teacher. She "is best known for her modernist novel, The Double Hook."The Canadian Encyclopedia declares that: "Publication of Watson's novel The Double Hook (1959) marks the start of contemporary writing in Canada."
She was born Sheila Martin Doherty at New Westminster, British Columbia. She grew up on the grounds of the provincial mental hospital where her father, Dr. Charles Edward Doherty, was the superintendent until his death in 1922.
After studying at Vancouver's Convent of the Sacred Heart, Sheila Doherty finished her university studies at the University of British Columbia, where she received her B.A. in 1931 and M.A. in 1933. She then worked as an elementary and high school teacher throughout British Columbia – including two years in Dog Creek (1935–1937), which served as a basis for her second novel, Deep Hollow Creek. She married Canadian poet Wilfred Watson in 1941.
Sheila Watson taught at Moulton Ladies College in Toronto between 1946 and 1948. From 1948 to 1950 she was a sessional lecturer at the University of British Columbia.
Watson wrote The Double Hook between 1952 and 1954 in Calgary and revised it during a year-long stay in Paris, from 1955 to 1956. She was unable to find a publisher. "T.S. Eliot at Faber & Faber, C. Day Lewis at Chatto & Windus, and Rupert Hart-Davis all turned it down."
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