ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2019) Winner
Andrew Battershill
アンドリュー・バッターシル
Andoryū Battaashiru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- British Columbia
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- British Columbia → Toronto → Regina → Vancouver
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Regina Public Library (Writer-in-Residence 2017-2018), Dragnet Magazine (co-founder)
- Nominations
- 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist (Pillow), 2016 Sunburst Award Nominee (Pillow), 2016 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist (Pillow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Creative Writing | — | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
Creative Writing
Country:
Canada
Studied creative writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ReLit Award | Marry, Bang, Kill | Fiction | — | Winner |
ReLit Award
2019
Work:
Marry, Bang, Kill
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pillow
2015 Surrealist FictionMarry, Bang, Kill
2018 FictionBibliography
- Pillow (2015, Coach House Books)
- Marry, Bang, Kill (2018, Goose Lane Editions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Unique style incorporating surrealist elements
Legacy
Canadian novelist whose debut Pillow was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and shortlisted for others, and whose second novel Marry, Bang, Kill won the ReLit Award. Cofounder of Dragnet Magazine with Jeremy Hanson-Finger.
Trivia
- Cofounded the online literary magazine Dragnet Magazine with Jeremy Hanson-Finger.
- Married to poet and essayist Suzannah Showler.
- Sibling of writer Claire Battershill.
- Originally from British Columbia.