Althea Prince facts for kids

Althea Prince, born in 1945, is a talented Black Canadian writer, editor, and teacher. She is known for her books and essays that explore important ideas. These ideas include love, who we are, how moving to a new country changes us, and finding a place to belong in Canada. She has five siblings, including Ralph Prince.

Dr. Althea Prince was born in Antigua. She has lived in Canada since the 1960s. She taught Sociology at York University and the University of Toronto. Today, she teaches Caribbean Studies at The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University. In 2011, she received the Kay Livingston Award from Ryerson University. This award recognized her excellent teaching and her work helping students.

Awards and Recognition

In 2012, Dr. Prince was chosen as one of the top 25 immigrants in Canada by Canadian Immigrant magazine. From 2002 to 2005, she was a Managing Editor at Canadian Scholars' Press & Women's Press. This is a company that publishes books.

People have called her "a stellar African Canadian intellectual and writer." This means she is a brilliant thinker and writer from the African Canadian community. She has won several literary awards. Her children's book, How the Star Fish Got to the Sea, won the Children's Book Centre "Choice" Award.

In 2007, the Government of Antigua honored her. She received the Antigua and Barbuda International Writers' Festival First Annual Award for Literary Excellence. This award was for her contributions to arts and literature. In 2014, the Harbourfront Centre, a Canadian arts organization, named Prince a "Canadian Literary Pioneer."

Community Work and Ideas

Althea Prince is an author who is very active in her community. She is listed in the Who's Who in Black Canada. As a community activist, she has received awards from the Ontario Arts Council. These awards helped her work with local women's groups. She led workshops where immigrant women and girls wrote about their lives. This helped their stories become part of mainstream literature.

Dr. Prince has edited two collections of writings. These are Beyond the Journey (2013) and ReImaging the Sky (2012). She believes it is important for newcomers to Canada to share their stories. She said, "It is important for them to find their voice within....Immigrants' confidence is shaken when moving to a new place. The voice within the writing helps them feel acknowledged."

Dr. Prince has also shared her thoughts on the CBC. She has talked about cultural identity, fighting discrimination, and the politics of Black women's hair. She enjoys the works of authors like Malcolm Gladwell and children's author Itah Sadu.

Books by Althea Prince

Althea Prince has written many different kinds of books.

Collections of Writings

• Feminisms and Womanisms: A Women's Studies Reader (2001) – This book was co-written with others.
• The Politics of Black Women's Hair (2009)
• In the Black (2012)
• Beyond the Journey (2013)
• Beyond the Journey: Women's Stories of Settlement and Community Building in Canada (2014)
• The Black Notes: Fresh Writing by Black Women and Girls (2017)

Fiction Books

• Loving This Man (2001)

Non-Fiction Books

• Being Black (2001)

Children's Books

• How the Star Fish Got to the Sea
• How the East Pond Got Its Flowers (published under the name Althea Trotman)