Percy Janes First Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2003) Winner
Joel Thomas Hynes
ジョエル・トーマス・ハイネス
Joeru Tōmasu Hainisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-09-29 （Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newfoundland → Toronto → California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, screenwriter, actor, producer, director
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Nominations
- Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night), Atlantic Book Award shortlist (Down to the Dirt), Winterset Award shortlist (Down to the Dirt), International Dublin Literary Award longlist (Down to the Dirt), ReLit Award longlist (Down to the Dirt), Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (Cast No Shadow)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Governor General's Award for English-language Fiction | We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Winterset Award | We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Percy Janes First Novel Award | Down to the Dirt | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Michael Weir Award | Cast No Shadow | 最優秀アトランティックスクリーンライター賞 | Atlantic Film Festival | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award for English-language Fiction
2017
Work:
We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Winterset Award
2018
Work:
We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
Result:
受賞
Percy Janes First Novel Award
2005
Work:
Down to the Dirt
Result:
受賞
Michael Weir Award
2014
Work:
Cast No Shadow
Category:
最優秀アトランティックスクリーンライター賞
Organization:
Atlantic Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Winterset Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Down to the Dirt
2005 NovelA debut novel depicting dark characters in modern underground Canada.
dark charactersmodern underground Canada
Adaptations
- [Film] Down to the Dirt (2008)
We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
2017 NovelGovernor General's Award-winning novel.
doomed relationshipsviolence
Bibliography
- Down to the Dirt (2005)
- Right Away Monday (2007)
- Say Nothing Saw Wood (2013)
- We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night (2017)
Translations of Works
- Down to the Dirt translated into numerous languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dark and gritty style
- Recurring Motifs
- dark charactersunderground lifeviolence and doom
Legacy
Known for dark characters and vision of modern underground Canada as a writer, actor, and director. Father of actor Percy Hynes White.
In Popular Culture
- Son Percy Hynes White is an actor.
- Nephew of singer-songwriter Ron Hynes.
Trivia
- Nephew of Ron Hynes.
- Creator, executive producer, and lead actor in CBC series Little Dog.