Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2014) Winner
Sean Michaels
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Sean Michaels
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982 （Stirling）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Stirling, Scotland → Ottawa, Ontario → Montreal, Quebec
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, music critic, blogger
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Memberships
- Polaris Music Prize jury
- Nominations
- International Dublin Literary Award nominee, Amazon.ca First Novel Award nominee, Kirkus Prize nominee, CLMP Firecracker Award nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | — | — | — | — | Canada |
McGill University
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scotiabank Giller Prize | Us Conductors | — | Scotiabank Giller Prize | winner |
| 2014 | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction | Us Conductors | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | winner |
| 2010 | Canadian National Magazine Awards | Feature on Les UX | — | National Magazine Awards Foundation | gold prize |
| 2013 | Canadian National Magazine Awards | Article on Canadian circus | — | National Magazine Awards Foundation | winner |
Scotiabank Giller Prize
2014
Work:
Us Conductors
Organization:
Scotiabank Giller Prize
Result:
winner
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
2014
Work:
Us Conductors
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
winner
Canadian National Magazine Awards
2010
Work:
Feature on Les UX
Organization:
National Magazine Awards Foundation
Result:
gold prize
Canadian National Magazine Awards
2013
Work:
Article on Canadian circus
Organization:
National Magazine Awards Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Us Conductors
2014 historical fictionInspired by the lives of Léon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, and musician Clara Rockmore.
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The Wagers
2019 novelThe Wagers (2019), was named “a wistful and wonderful adventure” by Booklist.
Do You Remember Being Born?
2023 novelDo You Remember Being Born? was praised by the Globe & Mail as “wildly unique…it might be the forebear of a whole new genre of writing."
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dreamy, literary writing style
Legacy
Canadian novelist who won the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Us Conductors. Also known for music criticism.
Quotes
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As a new author, it was an unimaginable gift to receive support from writers and publishers. There are people in our little corner of culture who behave monstrously. We have to reckon with that, and change it. Each of us does.
Source: Giller Prize acceptance speech (2014)
Trivia
- Founder of Said the Gramophone, one of the first mp3 blogs, among the first to write about Arcade Fire, Beirut, etc.
- Said the Gramophone was recognized by Time as one of the world's 25 best blogs.