Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
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Edition 8 (1998) Winner
Charlotte Gray
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Shārotto Gurei
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-01-03 （Sheffield, England）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sheffield, England → Ottawa, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Author, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- Carleton University, Department of History (Adjunct Research Professor)
- Nominations
- 2006 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Shortlist, 2014 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| London School of Economics | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Oxford University
Country:
United Kingdom
London School of Economics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Mrs. King | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
| 1998 | Edna Staebler Award | Mrs. King | Creative Non-Fiction | Wilfrid Laurier University | Winner |
| 2002 | UBC Medal for Canadian Biography | Flint & Feather | — | University of British Columbia | Winner |
| 2003 | Pierre Berton Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2006 | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Reluctant Genius | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Shortlist |
| 2007 | Order of Canada | — | — | Government of Canada | Member (CM) |
| 2014 | RBC Taylor Prize | The Massey Murder | — | — | Shortlist |
| 2014 | Toronto Book Awards | The Massey Murder | — | — | Winner |
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1997
Work:
Mrs. King
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Edna Staebler Award
1998
Work:
Mrs. King
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Organization:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Result:
Winner
UBC Medal for Canadian Biography
2002
Work:
Flint & Feather
Organization:
University of British Columbia
Result:
Winner
Pierre Berton Prize
2003
Result:
Winner
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2006
Work:
Reluctant Genius
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Shortlist
Order of Canada
2007
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
Member (CM)
RBC Taylor Prize
2014
Work:
The Massey Murder
Result:
Shortlist
Toronto Book Awards
2014
Work:
The Massey Murder
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mrs. King
1997 BiographyThe life and times of Isabel Mackenzie King, mother of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Canadian historyWomen's biography
Sisters in the Wilderness
1999 BiographyThe lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill.
Canadian pioneer historySisterhood
Flint & Feather
2002 BiographyThe life and times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake.
Indigenous cultureCanadian literature
Reluctant Genius
2006 BiographyThe passionate life and inventive mind of Alexander Graham Bell.
InventorsHistory of science
The Massey Murder
2013 Non-fictionA maid, her master, and the trial that shocked a country.
True crimeCanadian society
Bibliography
- Mrs. King
- Sisters in the Wilderness
- Flint & Feather
- Canada, A Portrait in Letters
- The Museum Called Canada
- Reluctant Genius
- Extraordinary Canadians: Nellie McClung
- Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike
- The Massey Murder
- The Promise of Canada
- Murdered Midas
- Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible narrative styleEngaging storytellingMeticulously researched
- Recurring Motifs
- Canadian historical figuresWomen's perspectivesSocial change
Legacy
One of Canada's best loved writers of popular history and literary biography, as called by the Winnipeg Free Press. Has won or been nominated for major Canadian non-fiction awards.