Ryerson Fiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1950) Winner
Jeann Beattie
ジーン・ビーティ
Jīn Bītī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1922-05-21 （St. Catharines, Ontario）
- Died
- 2005-09-17 （St. Catharines, Ontario） age 83
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. Catharines, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, television producer
- Active Years
- 1940-2005
- Affiliations
- St. Catharines Standard, Maclean's, CBC Television, St. Catharines Library
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Journalism | — | 1944- | United States |
Columbia University
Journalism
Period:
1944-
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ryerson Fiction Award | Blaze of Noon | — | Ryerson Press | win |
Ryerson Fiction Award
1950
Work:
Blaze of Noon
Organization:
Ryerson Press
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blaze of Noon
1950 novelBehold the Hour
1959 novelA roman à clef set within the CBC.
And the Tiger Leaps
1971 non-fictionAdvocacy journalism for fairer treatment of young people in the juvenile detention system.
Bibliography
- Blaze of Noon
- Behold the Hour
- And the Tiger Leaps
Health
-
surgery complications2005Cause of death.
Legacy
Canadian novelist and journalist, best known for her 1950 novel Blaze of Noon which won the Ryerson Fiction Award, and for her advocacy journalism on juvenile detention reform.
Trivia
- Originally from St. Catharines, returned there after retirement to conduct writing workshops.