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Megan Gail Coles

メガン・ゲイル・コールズ

Megan Gail Coles

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Savage Cove
Nationality
カナダ, カナダ人
Languages
英語
Residence History
Newfoundland and Labrador

Career

Occupations
writer, playwright
Active Years
2013-2024
Affiliations
Poverty Cove Theatre Company (co-founder and artistic director), Riddle Fence (executive director), Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's (writer-in-residence)
Nominations
Giller Prize 2019 shortlist, Canada Reads 2020 contender

Education

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Country: Canada
National Theatre School of Canada
Country: Canada

Awards

ReLit Award
2014
Work: Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome
Result: 受賞
Winterset Award
2014
Work: Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome
Organization: BMO Winterset Award
Result: 受賞
Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
2014
Work: Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome
Result: 受賞
Rhonda Payne Theatre Award
2013
Result: 受賞
Winterset Award
2019
Work: Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club
Organization: BMO Winterset Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome

2014 short story collection

A short story collection about the eating habits of the chronically lonesome.

Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

2019 novel

A novel set in Newfoundland.

Translations
  • French translation: Partie de chasse au petit gibier entre lâches au club de tir du coin

Bibliography

  • Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome
  • Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club
  • Our Eliza
  • The Battery
  • Bound
  • Falling Trees
  • Grace
  • Squawk

Translations of Works

  • Partie de chasse au petit gibier entre lâches au club de tir du coin (French)

Legacy

Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador, known for her short story collection and novel that won awards like the Winterset Award.