Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2002) Nominee
Aislinn Hunter
エイスリン・ハンター
Eisurin Hantā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （Belleville, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Belleville, Ontario → Vancouver, British Columbia → Edinburgh, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, writer, poet
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Nominations
- 1996 Journey Prize nomination (Poetry), National Book Award nomination (Fiction), 2000 National Magazine Award nomination, 2002 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize finalist, 2002 Danuta Gleed Literary Award shortlisted, 2002 ReLit Award (Fiction) shortlisted, 2003 Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist, 2004 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize shortlisted, 2004 Pat Lowther Award shortlisted, 2004 ReLit Award (Poetry) shortlisted, 2018 Pat Lowther Award longlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | — | Art History and Writing | Bachelor of Fine Arts | — | Canada |
| University of British Columbia | — | Creative Writing | Master of Fine Arts | — | Canada |
| University of Edinburgh | — | Writing and Cultural Politics | MSc / PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Victoria
Art History and Writing
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Country:
Canada
BFA in art history and writing
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts
Country:
Canada
MFA
University of Edinburgh
Writing and Cultural Politics
Degree:
MSc / PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
MSc in Writing and Cultural Politics; PhD on writers' houses/museums, resonant things, Victorian era, thing theory via Heidegger
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gerald Lampert Award | Into the Early Hours | — | — | Won |
| 2015 | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | The World Before Us | — | BC Book Prizes | Won |
| 2017 | Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry | Linger, Still | — | — | Won |
Gerald Lampert Award
2002
Work:
Into the Early Hours
Result:
Won
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2015
Work:
The World Before Us
Organization:
BC Book Prizes
Result:
Won
Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry
2017
Work:
Linger, Still
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2002) Winner
Works
Major Works
Stay
2002 FictionA story adapted into a film in 2013 starring Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling.
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Adaptations
- [Film] Stay / Wiebke Von Carolsfeld (2013)
The World Before Us
2014 FictionSet in a UK museum, explores memory and the past.
memorymuseumspast
The Certainties
2020 FictionLatest novel, shortlisted for Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.
certaintiesloss
Linger, Still
2017 PoetryThird poetry collection, won Fred Cogswell Award.
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Bibliography
- What's Left Us (2001)
- Into the Early Hours (2001)
- Stay (2002)
- The Possible Past (2004)
- A Peepshow with Views of the Interior (2009)
- The World Before Us (2014)
- Linger, Still (2017)
- The Certainties (2020)
Adaptations
- Stay (film adaptation, 2013)
Translations of Works
- Ce qu'il nous reste (French translation of What's Left Us)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical proseexploration of material culture
- Recurring Motifs
- museumsVictorian writersephemeralossmemory
Legacy
Canadian author and poet recognized for fiction and poetry, winning awards like Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; known for themes of material culture and museums.
Trivia
- Selected as Canadian War Artist in 2018.
- Lost her husband to brain cancer in 2018.