Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1993) Winner
Liza Potvin
リザ・ポトヴィン
Riza Potovin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Vancouver Island University
- Nominations
- Nominated for 1992 VanCity Book Award, Selected in The Vancouver Sun's 1992 Six Best Books of the Year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Edna Staebler Award | White Lies (for My Mother) | Creative Non-Fiction | Wilfrid Laurier University | Winner |
Edna Staebler Award
1993
Work:
White Lies (for My Mother)
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Organization:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
White Lies (for My Mother)
1992 Non-fiction 224 pagesIn the book, the author chronicles her "lost" childhood, as an incest victim, and the subsequent years of emotional turmoil, leading to recovery.
IncestTraumaEmotional turmoilRecovery
Health
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Incest trauma幼少期から成人初期Caused years of emotional turmoil leading to recovery.
Legacy
Recognized as a Canadian creative non-fiction writer, winner of the 1993 Edna Staebler Award.