Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (2016) Winner
Susan Juby
スーザン・ジュビー
Susan Juby
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-03-30 （Ponoka, Alberta）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ponoka, Alberta → Smithers, British Columbia → Nanaimo, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor of creative writing
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Vancouver Island University
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion design school | — | Fashion design | — | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | English literature | — | 2年間 | Canada |
| University of British Columbia | — | English literature | 学士 | — | Canada |
| Simon Fraser University | — | Publishing | MPub | — | Canada |
Fashion design school
Fashion design
Country:
Canada
Dropped out after several months
University of Toronto
English literature
Period:
2年間
Country:
Canada
Transferred to University of British Columbia after two years
University of British Columbia
English literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Canada
Graduated
Simon Fraser University
Publishing
Degree:
MPub
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stephen Leacock Award | Republic of Dirt | — | Stephen Leacock Associates | 受賞 |
Stephen Leacock Award
2016
Work:
Republic of Dirt
Organization:
Stephen Leacock Associates
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Alice, I Think
2000 Comedic YAA comedic novel about teenager Alice's eccentric life.
Teenage angstIdentity
Adaptations
- [TV series] Alice, I Think (2006)
Republic of Dirt
2015 Humorous fictionComedy set on a farm.
Rural lifeFamily
Mindful of Murder
2022 Mystery novelFormer Buddhist nun turned butler solves her employer's murder.
MurderMindfulness
Bibliography
- Alice, I Think (2000)
- Miss Smithers (2004)
- Alice Macleod: Realist at Last (2005)
- Another Kind of Cowboy (2007)
- Getting the Girl (2008)
- Nice Recovery (2010)
- The Woefield Poultry Collective (2011)
- Bright's Light (2012)
- Republic of Dirt (2015)
- The Truth Commission (2015)
- The Fashion Committee (2017)
- Mindful of Murder (2022)
- Me Three (2022)
- A Meditation On Murder (2024)
Adaptations
- Alice, I Think TV series (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ComedicSatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- Teenage misfitsRural eccentricity
Health
-
Alcoholism10代後半から20歳までRecovered at age 20, wrote memoir Nice Recovery
Legacy
Renowned Canadian author of humorous fiction for YA and adults. Winner of Stephen Leacock Award.
Trivia
- Her first book Alice, I Think began as a journal written on the bus to work and at a coffee shop.
- Environmental rights activist in her community.