Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1995) Winner
Bernice Morgan
バーニス・モーガン
Bānisu Mōgan
Pen Names:
Maggie Barrett（Used for the weekly column 'Suburban Scrawl' in the Daily News）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-02-08 （St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. John's, Newfoundland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, editor, public relations officer
- Active Years
- 1977-2022
- Affiliations
- Newfoundland Teachers' Association (NTA), Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Thomas Head Raddall Award (Cloud of Bone), Shortlisted for INDY Nonfiction Award (Seasons Before the War)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Seventh-day Adventist Academy | — | General | — | Grade 1 to 10 | Canada |
| MacPherson Academy | — | High school | — | 高校最終学年 | Canada |
| Bishop Spencer College | — | Commercial Course | — | — | Canada |
St. John's Seventh-day Adventist Academy
General
Period:
Grade 1 to 10
Country:
Canada
From Grade 1 to Grade 10
MacPherson Academy
High school
Period:
高校最終学年
Country:
Canada
Completed last year of high school
Bishop Spencer College
Commercial Course
Country:
Canada
Took Commercial Course, end of formal education
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Thomas Head Raddall Award | Waiting for Time | Fiction | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction | Waiting for Time | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Newfoundland & Labrador Book Award | Cloud of Bone | Fiction | — | 受賞 |
| — | Order of Canada | — | — | — | メンバー |
| 1996 | Artist of the Year, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council | — | — | Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Honorary Degree | — | — | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 授与 |
Thomas Head Raddall Award
1995
Work:
Waiting for Time
Category:
Fiction
Result:
受賞
Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction
1994
Work:
Waiting for Time
Result:
受賞
Newfoundland & Labrador Book Award
2008
Work:
Cloud of Bone
Category:
Fiction
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
Result:
メンバー
Artist of the Year, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
1996
Organization:
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Honorary Degree
1998
Organization:
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Random Passage
1992 historical novelDepicts a fishing community in the 1800s in the fictional Newfoundland outport of Cape Random.
Newfoundland outport lifehistory
Adaptations
- [TV mini-series] Random Passage / Barbara Doran (producer), Des Walsh (screenplay) (2002)
Waiting for Time
1994 historical novelSequel to Random Passage, continuing the story to the 1992 Newfoundland Cod Moratorium. Republished in Ireland, translated in Quebec and Germany.
Newfoundland fisherysocial change
Cloud of Bone
2007 historical novelExplores genocidal violence from WWII St. John's to Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and pre-European Newfoundland Beothuk murder.
genocideviolenceBeothuk
Bibliography
- Random Passage (1992)
- Waiting for Time (1994)
- Cloud of Bone (2007)
- The Dragon's Song (novella, 2015)
- The Topography of Love (short stories, 2000)
- Seasons Before the War (children's book, 2018)
- From This Place (anthology edited, 1977)
Adaptations
- Random Passage TV mini-series (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Portrays history and daily life of Newfoundland outportsDetailed historical narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- outport communitiesfamilysocial change
Legacy
Known for portraying Newfoundland history and outport life; Random Passage adapted into CBC TV mini-series. Contributed to Canadian literature.
In Popular Culture
- Random Passage film site became tourist attraction