birth_place nationality notableworks name birth_date period article_title birth_name occupation
hartford , connecticut american-canadian '' the golden thread '' ann copeland december 16 , 1932 1970s-1990s ann copeland
 virginia walsh short story writer
ann copeland

ann copeland is the pen name of virginia walsh furtwangler -lrb- born december 16 , 1932 in hartford , connecticut -rrb- , an american-canadian writer .
she was a shortlisted nominee for the governor general 's award for english-language fiction at the 1989 governor general 's awards for her short story collection `` the golden thread '' .
born and raised in hartford , connecticut as virginia walsh , she was educated at the catholic university of america and cornell university .
she married allan furtwangler in 1968 , and moved to sackville , new brunswick to teach at mount allison university .
she has published five short story collections and an instructional guide to writing fiction .
she returned to the united states in 1996 , and is currently a professor emeritus at willamette university in salem , oregon .
