Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1982) Winner
Edna Alford
えどな・あるふぉーど
Edna Arufōdo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-11-19 （Turtleford, Saskatchewan）
- Nationality
- カナダ, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Saskatchewan → Calgary → Banff
Career
- Occupations
- author, editor
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Dandelion Magazine, Grain (magazine), Banff Centre, Coteau Books editorial board
- Influenced By
- Jack Hodgins, W. P. Kinsella, Rudy Wiebe, Robert Kroetsch
- Influenced
- Yann Martel, Lisa Moore
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bowden Collegiate | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Saskatchewan | — | English | — | — | Canada |
| Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Adam Bowden Collegiate
Country:
Canada
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
English
Country:
Canada
majored in English
Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts
Country:
Canada
scholarships; teachers included Jack Hodgins, W. P. Kinsella, Rudy Wiebe, Robert Kroetsch
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Gerald Lampert Award | A Sleep Full of Dreams | — | League of Canadian Poets | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Marian Engel Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Gerald Lampert Award
1982
Work:
A Sleep Full of Dreams
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
受賞
Marian Engel Award
1994
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Sleep Full of Dreams
1981 short story collectionExamines lives of residents and workers in a retirement home called Pine Mountain Lodge with stark realism and imagistic links.
agingcommunityrealismdignity
The Garden of Eloise Loon
1995 short story collectionDeals with mental illness and apocalyptic themes, set mostly in rural Saskatchewan, Turtle Lake area.
mental illnessapocalypselosspain
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- imagistic linksstark realismnarrative of community
- Recurring Motifs
- agingmental illnesshazardous otherness of Saskatchewan
Legacy
Renowned Canadian short story writer and editor, known for collections A Sleep Full of Dreams and The Garden of Eloise Loon. Winner of Marian Engel and Gerald Lampert Awards. Co-founded Dandelion magazine and mentored writers like Yann Martel at Banff Centre.
Trivia
- Born to George and Edith Sample; siblings Stanley, Lorne (deceased), Gregory, and sister Beth. Married to theoretical mathematician Richard Cushman.