Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2003) Nominee
Emily Schultz
エミリー・シュルツ
Emirī Shurutsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974 （United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canada → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- writer, fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Nominations
- Danuta Gleed Literary Award nomination (2002, Black Coffee Night)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black Coffee Night
2002 short story collectionA collection of stories nominated for Danuta Gleed Literary Award. One story 'The Value of X' was adapted by Lynne Stopkewich.
Adaptations
- [film] The Value of X (adapted story) / Lynne Stopkewich
Joyland
2005 novelHer first novel set in the summer of '84. Famously mistaken for Stephen King's Joyland on Amazon.
Heaven Is Small
2009 novelSatirical novel based on her year as a night shift proofreader for Harlequin Enterprises.
The Blondes
2015 novelFeminist horror novel about blonde women turning violent. Listed as best fiction of the year by Kirkus, BookPage, NPR.
feminismhorror
Adaptations
- [TV series] The Blondes (2017)
- [podcast] The Blondes / Emily Schultz & Brian Joseph Davis (2019)
Little Threats
2020 novelLiterary suspense flashing back to 1990s grunge era, about a woman released from prison after pleading guilty to murdering her best friend.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorous
Legacy
American fiction writer raised in Canada. Known for novels like The Blondes (feminist horror) and the Amazon mix-up with Stephen King's Joyland. Co-founder of Joyland Magazine. Advocate for special needs education.
In Popular Culture
- Her Joyland was mistakenly sold as Stephen King's on Amazon, chronicled on Tumblr 'Spending the Stephen King Money'.
Trivia
- Father deserted US Army during Vietnam War and moved to Canada.
- Joyland mistaken for Stephen King's on Amazon.
- Co-founder of Joyland: A hub for short fiction.
- Advocate for special needs education as parent of an autistic child.