| Marian Bruce |
Marian Bruce is a writer, editor and broadcaster.
Born on a farm in eastern Prince Edward Island, Marian is the
daughter of John Bruce and his wife Bertha Nicholson. She attended
the local one-room school, Montague High School and Prince of
Wales College, and later studied political science at the University of
Toronto and French at the Universite de Nice.
Marian worked for many years as a feature writer and editor on
newspapers and magazines in major cities across Canada, including the
Montreal Gazette, the Vancouver Sun and the Calgary Herald.
She was managing editor for two years of Atlantic Insight magazine
and later editor of the Dalhousie Alumni Magazine. In recent years,
Marian has worked as a broadcaster with CBC radio in Charlottetown
and Halifax, preparing documentaries for such shows as Maritime Noon
Born on a farm in eastern Prince Edward Island, Marian is the
daughter of John Bruce and his wife Bertha Nicholson. She attended
the local one-room school, Montague High School and Prince of
Wales College, and later studied political science at the University of
Toronto and French at the Universite de Nice.
Marian worked for many years as a feature writer and editor on
newspapers and magazines in major cities across Canada, including the
Montreal Gazette, the Vancouver Sun and the Calgary Herald.
She was managing editor for two years of Atlantic Insight magazine
and later editor of the Dalhousie Alumni Magazine. In recent years,
Marian has worked as a broadcaster with CBC radio in Charlottetown
and Halifax, preparing documentaries for such shows as Maritime Noon
and Maritime Magazine; researched and wrote reports for a number of provincial and federal
government departments; taught journalism at Concordia University, the University of Kings College;
and conducted a number of writing workshops for mature students. She also conducted numerous oral
history interviews, wrote the script for an award-winning video documentary, and contributed articles to
the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Since returning to Prince Edward Island, Marian has written a number of books. Four of these were
histories: Working Together: Two Centuries of Co-operation on Prince Edward Island (with co-author
Elizabeth Cran, 2004), Pets, Professors, and Politicians: The Founding and Early Years of the
Atlantic Veterinary College (2005), A Century of Excellence, Prince of Wales College 1860-1969
(2005), and Pride of Place: The Story of Rural Beautification Society of Prince Edward Island (2005).
Marian has collaborated with other writers on several books, including Making it Home, the Memoirs
of J. Angus MacLean (1998) and Echoes of Home: Stories of Bygone Days in Wood Islands (2000).
She has edited books by other prominent Islanders, including Betty Howatt’s Tales from Willowshade
Farm, an Island Woman's Notebook (2003) and John Eldon Green's A Mind of One's Own, Memoirs of
an Albany Boy (2006).
Marian's writing has met with rave reviews. Dr. Ian Ross Robertson, history professor at the
University of Toronto, wrote that A Century of Excellence was "based on excellent original research,
written superbly and bringing to life vivid personalities . . . sets a new standard." A recent review in
The Canadian Historical Review described the Atlantic Veterinary College history, Pets Professors,
and Politicians as "an excellent work" with "a lean and skillfully written narrative."
She has been honoured with the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's annual
Heritage Award for Pets, Professors and Politicians. In 2005, the University of Prince Edward Island
Alumni Association presented her with its Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2006, two of her books:
Pets, Professors and Politicians and Working Together (co-authored with Elizabeth Cran) were short
listed for the first Prince Edward Island Book Award.
Active in a number of community groups, Marian is particularly interested in the arts and in heritage
preservation. An amateur musician, she has served from time to time as church organist, has sung in
several Protestant and Roman Catholic choirs, and frequently takes part in local community concerts.
Marian lives on the Bruce family farm in High Bank, where she writes, paints and tends ever-
expanding flower and vegetable gardens.
government departments; taught journalism at Concordia University, the University of Kings College;
and conducted a number of writing workshops for mature students. She also conducted numerous oral
history interviews, wrote the script for an award-winning video documentary, and contributed articles to
the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Since returning to Prince Edward Island, Marian has written a number of books. Four of these were
histories: Working Together: Two Centuries of Co-operation on Prince Edward Island (with co-author
Elizabeth Cran, 2004), Pets, Professors, and Politicians: The Founding and Early Years of the
Atlantic Veterinary College (2005), A Century of Excellence, Prince of Wales College 1860-1969
(2005), and Pride of Place: The Story of Rural Beautification Society of Prince Edward Island (2005).
Marian has collaborated with other writers on several books, including Making it Home, the Memoirs
of J. Angus MacLean (1998) and Echoes of Home: Stories of Bygone Days in Wood Islands (2000).
She has edited books by other prominent Islanders, including Betty Howatt’s Tales from Willowshade
Farm, an Island Woman's Notebook (2003) and John Eldon Green's A Mind of One's Own, Memoirs of
an Albany Boy (2006).
Marian's writing has met with rave reviews. Dr. Ian Ross Robertson, history professor at the
University of Toronto, wrote that A Century of Excellence was "based on excellent original research,
written superbly and bringing to life vivid personalities . . . sets a new standard." A recent review in
The Canadian Historical Review described the Atlantic Veterinary College history, Pets Professors,
and Politicians as "an excellent work" with "a lean and skillfully written narrative."
She has been honoured with the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's annual
Heritage Award for Pets, Professors and Politicians. In 2005, the University of Prince Edward Island
Alumni Association presented her with its Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2006, two of her books:
Pets, Professors and Politicians and Working Together (co-authored with Elizabeth Cran) were short
listed for the first Prince Edward Island Book Award.
Active in a number of community groups, Marian is particularly interested in the arts and in heritage
preservation. An amateur musician, she has served from time to time as church organist, has sung in
several Protestant and Roman Catholic choirs, and frequently takes part in local community concerts.
Marian lives on the Bruce family farm in High Bank, where she writes, paints and tends ever-
expanding flower and vegetable gardens.
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