Constance Whittaker-Soulikias

1941-2017

Constance Whittaker-Soulikias (teacher, poet, playwright) was born in 1941 in Moncton, New Brunswick. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Halifax, where they remained for thirteen years. She then moved to Saint John where she attended Saint John High School. After the opening of the University of New Brunswick (Saint John campus), Soulikias attended and received a BA in 1977. Before and after attending UNBSJ, she taught in several schools in the Saint John area, including the Saint John Vocational School, the Prince Charles School, the Saint John the Baptist-King Edward School, and Lorne Middle School. She taught for three decades before retiring in 1986.  At UNBSJ Soulikias read poetry aloud at gatherings of the Purple Wednesday Society and she published poems in The Cormorant, The Purple Wednesday Society’s literary magazine.  Her publications include: The Deeps of Memory (1971); Goodbye to the Snow (1973); A Bridge to Paradise (1979), co-written and illustrated by Herzl Kashetsky; and, Streets of Saint John (1980), co-written by Gail Bonsall Kaye.  After retirement, Whittaker-Soulikias remained in Saint John where she was Deacon at the Trinity Church. She died 2 May 2017.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Saint John, Moncton

Archival Material

• Constance Whittaker-Soulikias fonds
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  Location

  University of New Brunswick Archives & Special Collections

  Website/Catalogue Record

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  Retrieval Number

  MG L 65

  Date Range of Material

  [ca. 1960]-2002

  Extent

  20 cm of textual records

  3 photographs

  Scope and Content Note

  Fonds consists of correspondence and poetry by Constance Whittaker-Soulikias.  Many of the poems were written to her close friend, Saint John artist Herzl Kashetsky.  Includes Constance's publlshed poems in journals and books.