Constance Rooke wins award for lifetime achievement

Constance Rooke, president of PEN Canada, co-founder of the Eden Mills Writers Festival and former editor of The Malahat Review, has been given a lifetime achievement award in education by the Guelph YMCA-YWCA as a woman of distinction. Here is the citation:Admired as a coach and mentor, Constance Rooke leads, influences and encourages hundreds of women with her boundless energy, courage and