Born in Montreal, Quebec, she studied at McGill University, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Sussex.

Sullivan's first collection of poetry, The Space a Name Makes (1986), was awarded the Gerald Lampert Award. Her biography of Gwendolyn MacEwen, Shadow Maker (1995), won the Governor General's Award.

Sullivan teaches at the University of Toronto

Bibliography

Biography

• ''By Heart: Elizabeth Smart, a Life - 1991
• Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen - 1995
• The Red Shoes": Margaret Atwood Starting Out - 1998

Poetry

• The Space a Name Makes - 1986
• Blue Panic - 1991

Criticism

• 'The Garden Master: The Poetry of Theodore Roethke - 1975

Non-fiction

• Labyrinth of Desire: Women, Passion, and Romantic Obsession - 2001
• Cuba: Grace Under Pressure - 2003
• Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape, and a House in Marseille - 2006

Anthologies

• Elements of Fiction - 1982 (co-editor)
• Stories by Canadian Women - 1984
• Poetry in English: An Anthology - 1987
• Poetry by Canadian Women - 1989
• Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English - 2000

External links

• Author's website - rosemarysullivan.com
• HarperCollins Canada website
• Interview about Villa Air-Bel, online at CBC Words at Large (audio)