Althea Prince facts for kids

Althea Prince (born in 1945) is a talented Black Canadian writer, editor, and professor. She writes novels and non-fiction books that explore important ideas. Her stories often talk about love, who we are, and how moving to a new country like Canada can change us. She helps people find their place and feel like they belong. Althea is one of six children.

Dr. Althea Prince was born in Antigua, a beautiful island. She moved to Canada in the 1960s. She has 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 won the Kay Livingston Award for great teaching and helping students.

Amazing Awards and Recognition

In 2012, Althea Prince was chosen as one of Canada's Top 25 Immigrants. This award celebrates people who have made a big difference in Canada. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Prince was a top editor at a publishing company called Canadian Scholars' Press & Women's Press.

People have called her "a stellar African Canadian intellectual and writer." This means she is a brilliant thinker and author. She has won many awards for her writing, including:

• The Children's Book Centre "Choice" Award for her children's book How the Star Fish Got to the Sea.
• In 2007, the Government of Antigua gave her an award for her services to arts and literature. This was the first annual award from the Antigua and Barbuda International Writers' Festival.

In 2014, a Canadian arts group called the Harbourfront Centre honored Prince. They named her a "Canadian Literary Pioneer." This means she is a very important and groundbreaking writer in Canada.

Helping the Community and Sharing Stories

Althea Prince is an author who is also very active in her community. She is listed in the Who's Who in Black Canada, which recognizes important Black Canadians. 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 could write about their lives. This helped their stories become known in mainstream literature. She has also edited two collections of writings: Beyond the Journey (2013) and ReImaging the Sky (2012).

Dr. Prince believes it's important for newcomers to Canada to share their voices. 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."

She has also talked about cultural identity on the CBC. She has explored topics like anti-discrimination and the politics of Black women's hair. Some of her favorite authors include Malcolm Gladwell and children's author Itah Sadu.

Books by Althea Prince

Here are some of the books Althea Prince has worked on:

Edited Anthologies

These are collections of writings by different authors, put together by Althea Prince.

• The Black Notes: Fresh Writing by Black Women and Girls (2017)
• Beyond the Journey: Women's Stories of Settlement and Community Building in Canada (2014)
• Beyond The Journey (2013)
• In the Black (2012)
• The Politics of Black Women's Hair (2009)
• Althea Prince, et al.. Feminisms and Womanisms: A Women's Studies Reader (2001). Published by Canadian Scholars' Press.

Fiction

These are novels written by Althea Prince.

• Ladies of the Night (2005)
• Loving This Man (2001)

Non-fiction

This is a book based on facts and real events.

• Being Black (2001)

Children's Literature

These are books written for young readers.

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