Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
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Edition 1 (1991) Winner
Susan Mayse
スーザン・メイズ
Susan Mayse
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948 （Unknown）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vancouver Island, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- writer, non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Memberships
- The Writers Union of Canada, Crime Writers of Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Edna Staebler Award | Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin | Creative Non-Fiction | Wilfrid Laurier University | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Arthur Ellis Award | Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin | Best True Crime | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
Edna Staebler Award
1991
Work:
Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Organization:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Result:
受賞
Arthur Ellis Award
1991
Work:
Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin
Category:
Best True Crime
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin
1990 non-fiction 212 pagesA narrative account of the life and controversial death of Albert 'Ginger' Goodwin, a British immigrant coal miner who became a prominent labor leader in British Columbia, Canada, sparking the country's first general strike upon his death.
labor organizingclass strugglestrikesmartyrdom
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Engaging narrative styleWell-organized contentSkilful use of photographic and oral evidence
- Recurring Motifs
- workers' struggleslife in company towns
Legacy
Recognized for her biography of labor leader Ginger Goodwin, which won the inaugural Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the Arthur Ellis Award for Best True Crime.
Trivia
- The book originated from a radio play script for CBC Ideas titled 'The Shooting of Ginger Goodwin'.
- Mayse traces her roots to the mining towns of Yorkshire, very close to Goodwin's hometown of Treeton.