Audrey Grant

Audrey Lindop Grant is a Canadian professional educator and a contract bridge teacher and writer known for her simple and humorous approach to the game. Grant is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Grant and the world champion player Eric Rodwell co-wrote ''The Joy of Bridge'' and ''Bridge Maxims'' – full-length, primarily instructional books published in 1984 and 1987. ''Audrey Grant's Better Bridge'' was a series of instructional books published in 1995. She also wrote the ACBL ''Bridge'' series, or ''American Contract Bridge League introduction to bridge'' series, a set of five instructional books published by the ACBL:1994 ''Bidding'', ''Play of the Hand'', ''Defense'', ''Commonly Used Conventions'', and ''More Commonly Used Conventions''. She has written several other bridge books too.

Grant also publishes the bi-monthly ''Better Bridge Magazine''. Started in 2004, this magazine includes articles and hints related to bridge.

As well, Grant publishes an online bridge column every day. Started in 2012, this column includes bidding quizzes, declarer-play practice, and practice defending.

In 2012 the ACBL named Grant number 43 of the 52 most influential people during the 75-year lifetime of the organization. It cited her teaching and writing on bridge, as well as many years work as its educational consultant.

Grant was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2015. Provided by Wikipedia