Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1998) Winner
Gail Anderson-Dargatz
ゲイル・アンダーソン＝ダーガッツ
Geiru Andāson-Dāgattsu
Aliases:
Gail Kathryn Anderson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-11-14 （Kamloops, British Columbia）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kamloops, British Columbia → Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1994-2023
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (MFA program instructor)
- Nominations
- Giller Prize nomination (1996), Books in Canada First Novel Award nomination (1997), Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour nomination (1995), Giller Prize finalist (1998)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | — | Creative Writing | — | — | Canada |
University of Victoria
Creative Writing
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | The Cure for Death by Lightning | — | BC Book Prizes | winner |
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
1997
Work:
The Cure for Death by Lightning
Organization:
BC Book Prizes
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2023) Nominee
Works
Major Works
The Cure for Death by Lightning
1996 NovelAn experimental yet accessible work whose story unfolded partly through narrative and partly through a collection of recipes and household tips belonging to the narrator's mother.
Rural lifeSupernatural
A Recipe for Bees
1998 NovelBased on her own parents' early relationship, her process of researching the book led her parents to rekindle their romance after having divorced in 1981, and ultimately to their remarriage.
FamilyRomance
Bibliography
- The Miss Hereford Stories (1994)
- The Cure for Death by Lightning (1996)
- A Recipe for Bees (1998)
- A Rhinestone Button (2002)
- Turtle Valley (2007)
- The Spawning Grounds (2016)
- The Almost Wife (2021)
- The Almost Widow (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental yet accessible, blending narrative with recipesDescriptions of everyday life in small rural communities
- Recurring Motifs
- Canadian rural lifeFamily relationshipsSupernatural elements
Legacy
Canadian novelist known for unique novels set in rural areas, nominated for Giller Prize and others.
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada
Trivia
- Researching her novel A Recipe for Bees led her divorced parents to remarry.