McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2015) Winner
Joan Thomas
ジョーン・トーマス
Joan Thomas
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949 （Winnipeg, Manitoba）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Carberry, Manitoba → Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, book reviewer, freelance journalist, book editor
- Active Years
- 1995-2023
- Affiliations
- Turnstone Press, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Prairie Fire
- Nominations
- Nominated for Scotiabank Giller Prize for Curiosity, Nominated for Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for Curiosity, Nominated for McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award for Curiosity, Shortlisted for Governor General's Award for The Opening Sky, Shortlisted for Carol Shields Book Award for The Opening Sky, Shortlisted for Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for The Opening Sky
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | National Magazine Award | Somewhere in the memory of the universe | journalism | National Magazine Awards Foundation | winner |
| 2009 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Reading by Lightning | Best First Book (Canada/Caribbean) | Commonwealth Foundation | winner |
| 2009 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | Reading by Lightning | — | Amazon.ca | winner |
| 2014 | McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award | The Opening Sky | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award | — | mid-career writer | Writers' Trust of Canada | winner |
| 2019 | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Five Wives | — | — | winner |
National Magazine Award
1996
Work:
Somewhere in the memory of the universe
Category:
journalism
Organization:
National Magazine Awards Foundation
Result:
winner
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2009
Work:
Reading by Lightning
Category:
Best First Book (Canada/Caribbean)
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
winner
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2009
Work:
Reading by Lightning
Organization:
Amazon.ca
Result:
winner
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
2014
Work:
The Opening Sky
Result:
winner
Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award
2014
Category:
mid-career writer
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
winner
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
2019
Work:
Five Wives
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Reading by Lightning
2008 fictionCuriosity
2010 fictionThe Opening Sky
2014 fictionFive Wives
2019 fictionWild Hope
2023 fictionBibliography
- Reading by Lightning
- Curiosity
- The Opening Sky
- Five Wives
- Wild Hope
Legacy
Canadian novelist acclaimed for her works including the Governor General's Literary Award-winning Five Wives. Known for fiction exploring various themes.