ELDER, Jo-Anne
Fredericton, NB
French-English
Biographical Data

While doing her doctorate in Comparative Canadian Literature at the Université de Sherbrooke, Jo-Anne became interested in both Women's Studies and the production and reception of translated literature, and has continued her research and practice in both areas. She has taught, worked and published in both languages and is now conveniently based in Canada's only bilingual province, where she divides her time among her large family, community work, writing postcard stories, editing and publishing fiction and poetry, doing research, and translating Acadian literature and books on Acadian history, culture and art.

Translated Works

Original	Leblanc, Gérald (1997) Moncton Mantra: roman. Moncton, Éditions Perce-Neige.
Translation	Elder (2001) Moncton Mantra, Toronto: Guernica Editions.
Original	Chiasson, Herménégilde (1998) Conversations. Moncton, Éditions d'Acadie.
Translation	Elder and Cogswell (2001) Conversations, Fredericton Goose Lane Editions.
Original	Elder and Cogswell, dir. (1990) Rêves inachevés: Anthologie de poésie acadienne contemporaine, Moncton, Éditions d'Acadie.
Translation	Cogswell and Elder, ed. and trans. (1990) Unfinished Dreams: Contemporary Poetry of Acadie, Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1990.
Original	Chiasson, Herménégilde (1994) Énigmes et Anecdotes.
Translation	Elder (1994) Enigmas and Anecdotes, Bilingual Edition, The McCain Exhibition of Atlantic Art 1994, Fredericton: The Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Goose Lane Editions.
Original	Gagnon, Carolle (1994) Marie-Hélène Allain: La symbolique de la pierre.
Translation	Elder (1994) Marie-Helene Allain: The Symbolism of Stone, Bilingual Edition, Moncton: Editions d'Acadie.
Original	Gaudet, Donatien (1996) Dolores Breau: Portraits d'un peuple.
Translation	Elder (1996) Portraits of a People, Bilingual Edition. Moncton: Éditions d'Acadie.
Original	Chiasson, Herménégilde (1996) Climats: poésie, Moncton, Éditions d'Acadie.
Translation	Cogswell and Elder (1999) Climates: poetry, Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions.
Original	Amyot, Chantal et al (2000) Livraison spéciale: L'héritage postal canadien, Hull, Musée canadien des civilisations.
Translation	Elder (2000) Special Delivery: Canada's Postal Heritage, Hull: Canadian Museum of Civilization and Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions.

in preparation:

Original	Chiasson, Herménégilde. La vie est un rêve (unpublished).
Translation	Elder (forthcoming) Lifedream, Toronto: Guernica Editions.

In addition, several poems and an essay in Ellipse, Sherbrooke, QC and prose and poetry in anthologies and magazines. Editor, ellipse textes en traduction / journal of literary translation.