Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1952) Winner
Hilda Kay Grant
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Hilda Kay Grant
Aliases:
Hilda Kay / Kay Grant
Pen Names:
Jan Hilliard（Pen name for novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1910-11-29 （Yarmouth, Nova Scotia）
- Died
- 1996-05-11 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada） age 85
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto → Kleinburg → Montreal
Career
- Occupations
- writer, artist
- Active Years
- 1951-1969
- Affiliations
- Heliconian Club, Canadian Authors' Association, Toronto branch
- Memberships
- Heliconian Club, Canadian Authors' Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth Academy | — | General | — | — | Canada |
| Grand Central School of Art | — | Art | — | — | United States |
Yarmouth Academy
General
Country:
Canada
Grand Central School of Art
Art
Country:
United States
New York
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour | The Salt Box | — | — | 受賞 |
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1952
Work:
The Salt Box
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Salt Box
1951 Humorous novelSemi-autobiographical novel set on the Nova Scotia coast, originally in the 1920s but moved to late 19th century.
familyrural lifehumour
A View of the Town
1954 Humorous novelEntertaining story of a small town in Nova Scotia.
small townhuman relationships
The Jameson Girls
1956 Humorous novelAmusing account of four daughters at their dying rum-runner's bedside.
familydeath
Dove Cottage
1958 Humorous novelEscape story about a bank clerk inheriting a fortune.
wealthfreedom
Translations
- De charmante bezoeker (Dutch, 1960)
Miranda
1960 NovelDay-by-day life in a 1920s Nova Scotian town.
daily lifetown life
Morgan's Castle
1964 Murder mysteryMurder mystery at a winery in Niagara Peninsula.
murderwinerural
Translations
- Spel met de dood (Dutch, 1966)
Bibliography
- The Salt Box (1951)
- A View of the Town (1954)
- The Jameson Girls (1956)
- Dove Cottage (1958)
- Miranda (1960)
- Morgan's Castle (1964)
- Samuel Cunard, Pioneer of the Atlantic Steamship (1967)
- Small City Gardens (1967, coauthored with William S. Brett)
- Robert Stevenson, Engineer and Sea-builder (1969)
Translations of Works
- De charmante bezoeker (Dutch)
- Spel met de dood (Dutch)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- humorousrealistic everyday depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Nova Scotian townsfamilyrural life
Legacy
Canadian humour writer who won the Stephen Leacock Medal. Known for novels set in Nova Scotia. Later focused on painting.
Trivia
- Disliked her first name Hilda and was known as Kay.
- Provided illustrations for her own books.