Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2007) Winner
Gillian "Gil" Adamson
ギル・アドマソン
Giru Adamuson
Aliases:
Gillian Adamson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （North York, Toronto, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Nominations
- ReLit Award Shortlist (Ashland, 2004), Giller Prize Shortlist (Ridgerunner, 2020)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | — | — | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hammett Prize | The Outlander | — | International Association of Crime Writers North American Branch | Winner |
| 2008 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | The Outlander | — | Amazon.ca | Winner |
| 2008 | ReLit Award | The Outlander | Novel | ReLit Awards | Winner |
| 2020 | Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize | Ridgerunner | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
Hammett Prize
2007
Work:
The Outlander
Organization:
International Association of Crime Writers North American Branch
Result:
Winner
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2008
Work:
The Outlander
Organization:
Amazon.ca
Result:
Winner
ReLit Award
2008
Work:
The Outlander
Category:
Novel
Organization:
ReLit Awards
Result:
Winner
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
2020
Work:
Ridgerunner
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
ReLit Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (2008) Winner
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (formerly Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize)
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Outlander
2007 Historical FictionA novel set in the Canadian West at the turn of the 20th century about a widow who kills her husband and flees.
FugitiveRevengeWilderness
Ridgerunner
2020 Historical FictionA novel set in Canada that won several awards including the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
CrimeFamily
Bibliography
- Primitive
- Help Me, Jacques Cousteau
- Mulder, It's Me
- Ashland
- The Outlander
- Ridgerunner
Legacy
Canadian writer known for poetry, novels, and short stories, winner of the Hammett Prize, Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and others.