Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2013) Winner
Lynn Coady
リン・コーディ
Rin Kōdi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-01-24 （Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia → Ottawa, Ontario → New Brunswick → Vancouver, British Columbia → Edmonton, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, editor
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- House of Anansi Press, Athabasca University
- Nominations
- 1998 Governor General's Award nomination (Strange Heaven), 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist (The Antagonist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton University | — | Literature | — | 高校卒業後 | Canada |
| University of British Columbia | Faculty of Arts | Creative Writing | MFA | 1990年代中盤 | Canada |
Carleton University
Literature
Period:
高校卒業後
Country:
Canada
Attended in Ottawa
University of British Columbia
Faculty of Arts
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1990年代中盤
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Canada
Earned Master of Fine Arts in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scotiabank Giller Prize | Hellgoing | — | Scotiabank | winner |
| — | Canadian Authors Association/Air Canada Award | — | 最優秀30歳未満作家 | Canadian Authors Association | winner |
| — | Dartmouth Book and Writing Award | — | フィクション | — | winner |
Scotiabank Giller Prize
2013
Work:
Hellgoing
Organization:
Scotiabank
Result:
winner
Canadian Authors Association/Air Canada Award
Category:
最優秀30歳未満作家
Organization:
Canadian Authors Association
Result:
winner
Dartmouth Book and Writing Award
Category:
フィクション
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hellgoing
2013 short story collectionA collection of short stories, each about characters going through their own personal versions of hell. Despite this, the stories prompt laughing far more often than tears.
personal helldysfunction
Strange Heaven
1998 novelSet in Nova Scotia, about Bridget Murphy admitted to psychiatric ward after birthing a child put up for adoption. Returning to Cape Breton home, she sees everything differently.
dysfunctional familymental health
The Antagonist
2011 novelConcerns Gordon 'Rank' Rankin, reflecting on how being a hockey goon impacted his life. He narrates his own story in response to a novel about him.
identityrejecting labels
Bibliography
- Strange Heaven (1998)
- Play the Monster Blind (2000)
- Saints of Big Harbour (2002)
- Mean Boy (2006)
- The Antagonist (2011)
- Hellgoing (2013)
- Who Needs Books? Reading in the Digital Age (2016)
- Watching You Without Me (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorouscomplex character development
- Recurring Motifs
- dysfunctional familiespersonal strugglessmall-town life
Legacy
Canadian novelist and short story writer, winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Known for satirical and humorous works exploring personal and familial dysfunction.
Archives
- Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
Trivia
- Classified as a Canadian satirist
- Alumna of Canadian Film Centre