Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
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Edition 7 (1997) Winner
Anne Mullens
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Anne Mullens
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- The Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Edna Staebler Award | Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights | Creative Non-Fiction | Wilfrid Laurier University | winner |
Edna Staebler Award
1997
Work:
Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Organization:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights
1996 non-fiction 372 pagesIn the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death. Anne Mullens covered the Sue Rodriguez story as a journalist for The Vancouver Sun and later for the Toronto Star. This was Mullens's inspiration for writing the book.
dignified deatheuthanasiamedical advanceslongevity
Bibliography
- Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- well-researchedcomprehensivewritten with compassion and clarity
Legacy
Timely Death received the 1997 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction.
Quotes
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her attitude towards death changed during the course of writing it
Source: Quill & Quire (1996)