Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2007) Nominee
Russell Wangersky
ラスセル・ワンガースキー
Rassuru Wangā sukī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962 （New Haven, Connecticut）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canada (raised since age 3) → St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Newspaper editor, Columnist
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- The Telegram (St. John's)
- Nominations
- Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2006, The Hour of Bad Decisions), Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize finalist (2008)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia University | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Acadia University
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Newspaper Award | — | — | National Newspaper Awards | Winner (1 time), Nominated (4 times) |
| 2009 | Edna Staebler Award | Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself | Creative Non-Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2009 | British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction | Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself | — | — | Winner |
| 2011 | Winterset Award | The Glass Harmonica | — | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Thomas Head Raddall Award | Whirl Away | — | — | Winner |
National Newspaper Award
Organization:
National Newspaper Awards
Result:
Winner (1 time), Nominated (4 times)
Edna Staebler Award
2009
Work:
Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Result:
Winner
British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
2009
Work:
Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself
Result:
Winner
Winterset Award
2011
Work:
The Glass Harmonica
Result:
Winner
Thomas Head Raddall Award
2013
Work:
Whirl Away
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2009) Winner
Winterset Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2010) Winner
Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Hour of Bad Decisions
2006 Short story collectionDebut short story collection. Longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize, finalist for several awards.
Bad decisionsHuman relationships
Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself
2008 Creative non-fictionMemoir of 20 years as a volunteer firefighter.
FirefightingSelf-lossDanger
The Glass Harmonica
2011 NovelNovel that won the 2011 Winterset Award.
Whirl Away
2012 Short story collectionShortlisted for Giller Prize, won Thomas Head Raddall Award. 'Sharp Corner' adapted into film.
Adaptations
- [Film] Sharp Corner / Jason Buxton (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise proseTension in everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- DangerLossHuman frailty
Legacy
Canadian journalist and writer known for fiction and creative non-fiction, winner of multiple awards.
In Popular Culture
- Short story 'Sharp Corner' adapted into 2024 film starring Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders.
Trivia
- Born in Connecticut but raised in Canada since age three.
- Served 20 years as volunteer firefighter.