Licia Canton

Paolo Frascà (University of Toronto)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

Dates

Born 23 Feb 1963
Activity 1990-ongoing

Places

Born in Italy
Active in Canada; Italy

Activities

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Editor
Prose writer
Translator

Other

Lecturer

Resources

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Licia Canton is an Italian-Canadian author, editor, translator, and researcher. Since the 1990s, Canton has pursued literary publications and community arts and education projects. She has also made significant contributions to research in the fields of Canadian literature, Italian-Canadian cultural production, Québecois literature, translation, and multilingualism. In 2002, she co-founded, with her husband Domenic Cusmano,

Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent

, a print (until 2014) and online (active) cultural platform that features news and stories from the Italian-Canadian community and beyond. Canton is a former president of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (2010-14, 2021-22) and has been awarded a number of prizes for her work in literature and community media.

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Citation: Frascà, Paolo. "Licia Canton". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 August 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14949, accessed 16 April 2024.]

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