Author Carol McCuaig is a former weekly newspaper editor. She holds two degrees from the University of Waterloo, one in History and the other in Religious Studies.
She has written numerous magazine articles which have been published in Canada, Britain, Ireland and the United States. Subject matter includes history, genealogy, nature and religion.
She is the author of forty six books, including historical novels, regional histories, commissioned works and books geared to helping people who are researching their Lanark and Renfrew County (Ontario) roots. In Search of the Red Dragon: The Welsh in Canada received the Ninnau award for its contribution to North American Welsh culture.
In 1997 she received an Achievement Award from the Ontario Heritage Foundation, for her body of work in recording regional history. A photo of Carol with some of her books appeared on the Foundation's poster for that year.
To celebrate the new Millennium she returned to writing fiction, which is now being published in Britain. Two 60,000 word serials have been published. Seven novels and eight novellas have also been accepted, most of which are already in print. Most of these have also been published in large print library editions.
Book titles
Historical novels, written as Jane Barrett:
Woman of Ireland (Simon & Schuster, out of print)
Daughter of the Regiment (PaperJacks, out of print)
The Bittersweet Tree (PaperJacks, out of print)
Non-fiction, written as Carol Bennett/Carol Bennett McCuaig:
In Search of Lanark (Juniper Books, with D. W. McCuaig)
In Search of the K & P (Juniper Books, with D. W. McCuaig)
Valley Irish (Juniper Books, with D. W. McCuaig)
The Admaston Heritage Book (Juniper Books, with the Balsam Hill W. I.) out of print
The Story of Renfrew (Juniper Books, with Heritage Renfrew) out of print
In Search of the Red Dragon (Juniper Books)
Peter Robinson's Settlers (Juniper Books)
Renfrew County, People & Places (Juniper Books, with D. W. McCuaig)
Wardens of Renfrew County (Juniper Books)
Eganville, Jewel of the Bonnechere (Juniper Books)
The Lanark Society Settlers (Juniper Books)
Founding Families of Admaston, Horton & Renfrew Village (Juniper Books with Heritage Renfrew.)
Founding Families of Grattan & Wilberforce (Juniper Books)
Founding Families of Bagot, Blythfield & Brougham (Juniper Books)
Founding Families of Bromley (Juniper Books)
People of St Patrick's (Juniper Books) out of print
St James the Less, Eganville (Juniper Books) out of print
Renfrew Victoria Hospital Centennial history (Juniper Books)
Invisible Women (Juniper Books)
The Kerry Chain: The Limerick Link (Juniper Books)
Founding Families of Beckwith Township 1816-1846
Writing as Catriona McCuaig: (not available in Canada)
The Daffodil Years (serialized in The People's Friend magazine)
While the Tree Still Stands (serialized in The People's Friend magazine)
To Love Again (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Ice Maiden (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Out of the Shadows ((30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Mail Order Bride (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Romany Rose (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Ghost Writer (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Dark Moon (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Bitter Harvest (30,000 word novella, the My Weekly Story Collection)
Down Lilac Lane (50,000 word novel, the People's Friend Story Collection.)
At Seagull Bay (50,000 word novel, the People's Friend Story Collection.)
In a Welsh Valley (50,000 word novel, the People's Friend Story Collection)
When the Daffodils Bloom Again (The People's Friend Story Collection.)
All of the above books are also being published in library editions by Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd.
Windsong (novel, Robert Hale Limited. November 2007)
Cherry Stones, 30,000 word novella, My Weekly Pocket Novels, 2008
Sand Against the Wind (novel, Robert Hale Ltd, April 2008)
Reap the Whirlwind, the third novel in the Cwmbran Trilogy, Robert Hale Ltd, October 2008.