Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1998) Winner
Curtis Gillespie
カーティス・ギレスピー
Kātisu Giresupī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Edmonton, Alberta → Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Editor, Educator
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta, Banff Centre, Grant MacEwan University, Eighteen Bridges
- Nominations
- Howard O'Hagan Award nominee, ReLit Awards nominee (Crown Shyness, 2008)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Andrews | — | History | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of St. Andrews
History
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied history in Scotland before returning to Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Magazine Awards | — | politics, culture, family, sport | — | Winner (7 times) |
| 1998 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | The Progress of an Object in Motion | First book of short fiction | Alberta Literary Awards | Winner |
| 1998 | Henry Kreisel Award | The Progress of an Object in Motion | Best first book | Alberta Literary Awards | Winner |
National Magazine Awards
Category:
politics, culture, family, sport
Result:
Winner (7 times)
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1998
Work:
The Progress of an Object in Motion
Category:
First book of short fiction
Organization:
Alberta Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Henry Kreisel Award
1998
Work:
The Progress of an Object in Motion
Category:
Best first book
Organization:
Alberta Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Progress of an Object in Motion
1997 Short storiesShort-story collection published by Coteau Books in 1997.
Someone Like That: Life Stories
2000 Non-fictionCollection of non-fiction profiles of people with developmental disabilities from his work as a case worker.
Playing Through: A Year of Life and Links Along the Scottish Coast
2002 MemoirMemoir of a year in Scotland, described as the golf version of A Year in Provence.
Crown Shyness
2007 NovelNovel about a political journalist's interactions with a far-right politician.
Almost There: The Family Vacation, Then and Now
2012 Non-fictionExplores the meaning and necessity of family vacations.
Legacy
Canadian writer noted for winning seven National Magazine Awards for writing on politics, culture, family and sport, and many other awards for magazine and book-length works.
Trivia
- Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Co-founded the award-winning magazine Eighteen Bridges with Lynn Coady.