ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2006) Winner
Lisa Moore
リサ・ムーア
Risa Mua
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-03-28 （St. John's, Newfoundland）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Nominations
- Giller Prize nomination (Open), Giller Prize nomination (Alligator), Man Booker Prize longlist (February), Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (Something for Everyone)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the North Atlantic | Art | Visual arts | — | — | Canada |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design | Art | Visual arts | — | — | Canada |
College of the North Atlantic
Art
/ Visual arts
Country:
Canada
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Art
/ Visual arts
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Alligator | Best Book, Canada and Caribbean Region | Commonwealth Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Canada Reads | February | — | CBC | 受賞 |
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2006
Work:
Alligator
Category:
Best Book, Canada and Caribbean Region
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
受賞
Canada Reads
2013
Work:
February
Organization:
CBC
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Alligator
2005 NovelA novel set in Newfoundland featuring intersecting stories.
FamilyLossNewfoundland life
February
2009 NovelA story of loss and regeneration inspired by the Ocean Ranger disaster.
GriefRecoveryLove
Open
2002 Short story collectionShort story collection.
RelationshipsEveryday life
Bibliography
- Degrees of Nakedness (1995)
- Open (2002)
- Alligator (2005)
- February (2009)
- The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore (2012)
- Caught (2013)
- Something for Everyone (2018)
- Flannery (2016)
- This Is How We Love (2022)
- Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen’s Tireless Fight for Justice
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich sensory descriptionsInfluenced by visual arts
- Recurring Motifs
- Newfoundland landscapesLoss and regeneration
Legacy
Prominent Canadian writer known for works set in Newfoundland. Multiple literary awards and nominations.
Trivia
- Her daughter Eva Crocker is also a writer.
- Originally intended to pursue a career in visual arts.