title: Marianne Brandis
text: # Marianne Brandis
  
  Marianne Brandis (born October 5, 1938) is a Dutch-born Canadian writer.
  
  Brandis came to Canada with her family in 1947. Her family lived in British Columbia and Nova Scotia before settling in Ontario. She received a BA and MA from McMaster University. She worked as a copywriter for various private radio stations and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Brandis also taught English at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University). She has been a full-time writer since 1989. She currently lives in Stratford, Ontario.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  * The Tinderbox (1982)
  * The Quarter-Pie Window (1985), received the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award
  * The Sign of the Scales (1990), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award
  * Fire Ship (1992), received a Commendation from the Toronto Historical Board
  * Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, historical novel for young adults (1996), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto
  * Frontiers and Sanctuaries: A Woman's Life in Holland and Canada, biography (2006)
  * The Grand River / Dundalk to Lake Erie (2015)
  