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Barbara Seagram (born 1949 in Barbados, West Indies) is a CanadianRegistered Nurse andcontract bridge writer, teacher, and administrator. She is co-author of thirty-eight published bridge books, including co-writing withMarc Smith25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, which received the American Bridge Teachers' Association (ABTA) Book of the Year award in 1999.[1] The book was in its 19th printing[when?] and has been translated into French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Danish. It has now been rewritten and revised in 2023.[citation needed]
Seagram was a member of theAmerican Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Board of Governors from 1997 to 2009, has served as president and vice president of ACBL Unit 166 (Southern Ontario), has contributed to the ACBLBridge Bulletin,[2] and has been annually recognized as one of the top ten recruiters of new ACBL members.[3] She has also served on the Board of Governors of ACBL and Board of Directors for the ABTA.[4]
Seagram and her husband Alex Kornel run the Barbara Seagram School of Bridge inToronto.[5]
In 2012 the ACBL named Seagram number 40 on the list of 52 most influential bridge personalities during the organization's 75-year history, citing her work (along with Paul Cronin) promoting friendly behavior at the bridge table Zero Tolerance program.[6]
Seagram's books are joint works with one or more co-authors and are published by the bridge specialistMaster Point Press of Toronto.[7][clarification needed]
Barbara's Bridge Tips (2020): winner of the American Bridge Teachers' Association 1999 BOOK OF THE YEAR
More Conventions: More Practice (with Bird)Planning the Defense (with Bird)Planning the Defense: The Next Level (with Bird)Two Over One by Barbara Seagram (2024)Barbara's Quizzes by Barbara Seagram (2021)Play It Safe: Barbara Seagram & David Bird (2021)Bridge: The Magic of Defense by Barbara Seagram (2023)
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