ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2010) Winner
Stuart Ross
スチュアート・ロス
Sutyuāto Rosu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959 （North end of Toronto）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario → North York
Career
- Occupations
- poet, fiction writer, editor, creative-writing instructor
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Proper Tales Press, Meet the Presses, Toronto Small Press Book Fair
- Nominations
- Alberta Readers' Choice Award, Alberta Book Awards (Buying Cigarettes for the Dog), ReLit Award (Motel of the Opposable Thumbs)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Secondary Alternative School | — | Alternative Independent Study Program | — | — | Canada |
Avondale Secondary Alternative School
Alternative Independent Study Program
Country:
Canada
high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ReLit Award | Buying Cigarettes for the Dog | Short Fiction | ReLit Awards | Winner |
| 2012 | Elaine Mona Adilman Award | Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew | English Fiction & Poetry on a Jewish Theme | J.I. Segal Committee | Co-winner |
| 2013 | Exist Through The Gift Shop Award | You Exist. Details Follow. | — | l'Académie de la vie littéraire au tournant du 21e siècle | Winner |
| 2017 | Canadian Jewish Literary Award | A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent | Poetry | Canadian Jewish Literary Awards | Winner |
| 2019 | Harbourfront Festival Prize | — | — | Toronto International Festival of Authors | Winner |
| 2023 | Trillium Book Award | The Book of Grief and Hamburgers | — | Ontario Arts Council | Winner |
ReLit Award
2010
Work:
Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
ReLit Awards
Result:
Winner
Elaine Mona Adilman Award
2012
Work:
Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
Category:
English Fiction & Poetry on a Jewish Theme
Organization:
J.I. Segal Committee
Result:
Co-winner
Exist Through The Gift Shop Award
2013
Work:
You Exist. Details Follow.
Organization:
l'Académie de la vie littéraire au tournant du 21e siècle
Result:
Winner
Canadian Jewish Literary Award
2017
Work:
A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Harbourfront Festival Prize
2019
Organization:
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Result:
Winner
Trillium Book Award
2023
Work:
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers
Organization:
Ontario Arts Council
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 29 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers
2022 memoirA memoir blending grief and everyday absurdities.
griefhamburgers
Buying Cigarettes for the Dog
2009 short-story collectionSurreal short stories.
surrealism
You Exist. Details Follow.
2012 poetryA Sparrow Came Down Resplendent
2016 poetryMotel of the Opposable Thumbs
2019 poetryBibliography
- The Thing in Exile
- The Pig Sleeps
- The Mud Game
- The Inspiration Cha-Cha
- Henry Kafka and Other Stories
- Farmer Gloomy's New Hybrid
- Razovsky at Peace
- Hey, Crumbling Balcony! Poems New & Selected
- Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the Influence
- Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
- Dead Cars in Managua
- Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew
- A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent
- Pockets
- Motel of the Opposable Thumbs
- The Book of Grief and Hamburgers
Translations by Author
- My Planet of Kites (co-translation)
Translations of Works
- Sos una sola persona (Spanish translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- surrealismshort-line poetryexperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- absurdity of everyday lifesurreal imagery
Legacy
Pioneering figure in Canada's small press movement, known as a poet and writer active in Toronto's literary scene, with numerous awards.
Trivia
- First published at age 16.
- Self-published dozens of books through Proper Tales Press.