Nancy Bauer, née Nancy Luke (born 1934) is an American female writer and editor who writes about craftspeople, visual artists, and writers for various maritime magazines. Born north of Boston, Massachusetts, Bauer received her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1956. She moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1965. From 1967 until 1983, Bauer was the publisher of 25 New Brunswick Chapbooks. She founded the Maritime Writers Workshop, and has served as writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick, the Cape Cod Writers Conference, East Word One, and Bemidji State University. She is married to Bill Bauer, writer and retired professor.
Selected bibliography
- Flora, Write this Down. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1982.
- Wise Ears. Ottawa: Oberon, 1985.
- The Opening Eye. Ottawa: Oberon, 1988.
- Samara, the Wholehearted. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1991.
- The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1994.
