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Lee Henderson

リー・ヘンダーソン

Rī Hendāson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-01-01 (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Calgary, Alberta → Victoria, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, short story writer, journalist
Active Years
2002-2021
Affiliations
Border Crossings (contributing editor), Contemporary (contributing editor)
Nominations
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2008 shortlist (The Man Game), Journey Prize 2006 shortlist (Conjugation)

Education

University of British Columbia
Country: Canada

Awards

Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2003
Work: The Broken Record Technique
Category: First collection of short fiction
Organization: Canadian Authors Association
Result: winner
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2009
Work: The Man Game
Organization: BC Book Prizes
Result: winner
City of Vancouver Book Award
2009
Work: The Man Game
Organization: City of Vancouver
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Broken Record Technique

2002 short story collection

First collection of short fiction by a Canadian author writing in English. Winner of the 2003 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.

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The Man Game

2008 novel

Novel published in 2008. Shortlisted for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, winner of Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and City of Vancouver Book Award.

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The Road Narrows As You Go

2014 novel

Novel published in 2014.

Disintegration in Four Parts

2021 novella

Collaborative volume with novellas by Henderson, Emily Anglin, Jean Marc Ah-Sen, and Devon Code.

Bibliography

  • The Broken Record Technique (2002)
  • The Man Game (2008)
  • The Road Narrows As You Go (2014)
  • Disintegration in Four Parts (2021)

Legacy

Canadian contemporary writer known for short stories and novels, recipient of several literary awards. Associated with Saskatoon, Calgary, and Victoria.

Trivia

  • Writer from Saskatoon, Calgary, and Victoria.