Myrtis Theresa Dohaney
1930-

Myrtis Theresa ("Jean") Dohaney (teacher and writer) was born on 15 Setpember 1930 in the coastal community of Point Verde, Newfoundland. She moved to Fredericton in 1954 with her husband Walter. Dohaney attended the University of New Brunswick, where she earned a BA in English Literature. She went on to complete an MA and PhD from the University of Maine and Boston University, respectively.  Dohaney published her debut article in the Catholic magazine Annals of Saint Anne de Beaupre and has since published six novels, including The Corrigan Women (1988), When Things Get Back to Normal (2002), and The Flannigans: A Novel (2007).  She has also had numerous short stories published in various magazines over the years and has received several awards, including the 1995 Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. In 2000 she became involved with the Atlantic Film Festival. As a result, her story-turned-film Come Back Paddy Riley debuted at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dohaney has spent most of her adult life in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She spent several years teaching in the New Brunswick public school system, later teaching technical writing and literature at UNB.

Source

Black, Brittany. "M.T. Dohaney." New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Winter 2008. Accessed 24 May 2023.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Fredericton

Archival Material

  • Location
    Memorial University Archives & Special Collections
    Retrieval Number
    COLL-371
    Date Range of Material
    1987-2007
    Extent

    1.6 m of textual records

    Scope and Content Note

    These papers were generated during the years 1987 to 2007 and reflect the author's work as a writer of fiction and non-fiction. Through this Collection a researcher can trace the writing career of MT Dohaney. She worked in a variety of genres including novels, short stories, plays, autobiography. There is also a large amount of correspondence with her editor and friends. Series 1 consists of personal material including diaries and correspondence. Series 2 consists of material related to the publication of The Corrigan Women, and includes research, manuscripts, correspondence, and promotional material. Series 3 consists of material related to the publication of When Things Get Back to Normal and includes diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, promotional material. Series 4 consists of material relating to the publication of To Scatter Stones and includes manuscripts, correspondence, research, and promotional material. Series 5 consists of material related to the publication of A Fit Month for Dying and includes draft manuscripts. Series 6 consists of material related to the publication of A Marriage of Masks and includes research, manuscripts, correspondence, and promotional material. Series 7 consists of material related to the publication of The Flannigans, and includes research, manuscripts, correspondence, and promotional material. Series 8 consists of short stories and research. Series 9 consists of correspondence. Series 10 consists of research material.

Headshot of M.T. Dohaney
Picture Caption

Myrtis Theresa Dohaney

Credit

"M.T. Dohaney." Flanker Press website via New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Winter 2008. Accessed 24 May 2023.

See the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia entry.

Bibliography Items

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Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. A marriage of masks. Charlottetown, PE: Ragweed Press, 1995, 174 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. A fit month for dying. Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2000, 213 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. When things get back to normal. Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2002, 122 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. The Corrigan women. Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2004, 240 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. To scatter stones. Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2005, 184 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. The Flannigans : a novel. St. Johns, NFLD: Pennywell Books, 2007, 229 pp. [ book ]

Dohaney, Myrtis Theresa. Caplin Scull : chronicles from a Newfoundland outport on the eve of confederation. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press, 2017, 176 pp. [ book ]