Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2010) Winner
Johanna Skibsrud
ヨハンナ・スキブスルード
Yohanna Shiburuddo
Aliases:
Johanna Shively Skibsrud
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980 （Meadowville, Nova Scotia）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Meadowville, Nova Scotia (birthplace) → Tucson, Arizona (current)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 2008-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona
- Nominations
- Gerald Lampert Award shortlist (Late Nights with Wild Cowboys), Atlantic Poetry Prize shortlist (I Do Not Think That I Could Love a Human Being)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | — | creative writing program | Master of Arts | — | Canada |
| Université de Montréal | — | English Literature | Ph.D. | — | Canada |
| University of Arizona | — | — | Postdoctoral Fellowship | — | United States |
Concordia University
creative writing program
Degree:
Master of Arts
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Canada
A version of The Sentimentalists was written for her thesis
Université de Montréal
English Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
Canada
University of Arizona
Degree:
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Country:
United States
SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scotiabank Giller Prize | The Sentimentalists | — | Scotiabank Giller Prize | winner |
Scotiabank Giller Prize
2010
Work:
The Sentimentalists
Organization:
Scotiabank Giller Prize
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sentimentalists
2009 novelA debut novel depicting the complex relationship between a Vietnam War veteran father and his daughter.
Translations
- Translated into five languages
Bibliography
- The Sentimentalists
- This Will Be Difficult to Explain, and Other Stories
- Quartet for the End of Time
- Tiger Tiger
- Late Nights with Wild Cowboys
- I Do Not Think That I Could Love a Human Being
Translations of Works
- The Sentimentalists translated into five languages
Legacy
Canadian writer who gained prominence by winning the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, notable for publication by a small press.
Trivia
- After Giller win, small press Gaspereau Press struggled with handmade binding to meet demand.
- Ebook version became top seller on Kobo.