Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2016) Winner
Heather O'Neill
ヘザー・オニール
Hezā Onīru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973 （Montreal, Quebec）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreal → American South
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, short story writer, screenwriter, journalist
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Nominations
- Governor General's Award 2007 (Shortlisted), Orange Prize for Fiction 2008 (Shortlisted), Scotiabank Giller Prize 2014 (Shortlisted), etc.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson College | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| McGill University | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Dawson College
Country:
Canada
McGill University
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Canada Reads | Lullabies for Little Criminals | — | CBC | Winner |
| 2007 | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction | Lullabies for Little Criminals | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 2017 | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction | The Lonely Hearts Hotel | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 2016 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | Daydreams of Angels | — | The Writers' Union of Canada | Winner |
| 2019 | Writers' Trust Fellowship | — | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
Canada Reads
2007
Work:
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Organization:
CBC
Result:
Winner
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
2007
Work:
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
2017
Work:
The Lonely Hearts Hotel
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2016
Work:
Daydreams of Angels
Organization:
The Writers' Union of Canada
Result:
Winner
Writers' Trust Fellowship
2019
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lullabies for Little Criminals
2006 novelStory of a young girl growing up in Montreal's underbelly.
povertychildhoodcrime
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
2014 novelStory of twin siblings.
familyidentity
The Lonely Hearts Hotel
2017 novelStory of circus girls in 1920s Montreal.
loveambitionhistory
When We Lost Our Heads
2022 novelBibliography
- two eyes are you sleeping (1999, poetry)
- Lullabies for Little Criminals (2006, novel)
- The Girl Who Was Saturday Night (2014, novel)
- Daydreams of Angels (2015, short stories)
- The Lonely Hearts Hotel (2017, novel)
- Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons from My Father (2018, nonfiction)
- When We Lost Our Heads (2022, novel)
- The Capital of Dreams (2024, novel)
Adaptations
- Saint Jude (2000, screenplay)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantasticalpoetichumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- Montrealchild's perspectiveunderbelly of society
Legacy
Prominent Canadian writer, one of the few to win Canada Reads both as author and champion.