Fonds 99-012 - Wayland Drew fonds

Wayland Drew (1932-1998) was an author and teacher. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, he graduated with a B.A. Honours in 1957 from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. He married Gwendolyn Parrott in 1957. Drew began writing short stories and poetry in high school and university. His first published novel, "The Wabeno Feast," was released in 1973. He subsequently wrote eleven other books of fiction and non-fiction. In the late 1970s, Drew wrote a novelization of the film script, "Corvette Summer." He proceeded to write the novelizations of three other film scripts. Drew produced a science-fiction trilogy, "The Erthring Cycle," in the mid-eighties. His final novel, "The Halfway Man," was published in 1989. Drew also wrote and published works of short fiction and non-fiction. Drew began teaching high school in Port Perry, Ontario, in 1961. He also worked at the Ministry of Education and Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School. In 1991, Drew received the Lieutenant-Governor's Award from the Conservation Council of Ontario, and was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Trent University. He retired from teaching in 1994.