Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2011) Winner
Trevor Cole
トレヴァー・コール
Torevā Kōru
Aliases:
Trevor William Cole
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-02-15 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario → Hamilton, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Nominations
- International Dublin Literary Award Longlist (2004, 2006), Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book Finalist (2004), Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Shortlist (2010)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour | Practical Jean | — | Stephen Leacock Associates | Winner |
| 2004 | Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction | Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life | — | — | Finalist |
| 2006 | Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction | The Fearsome Particles | — | — | Finalist |
| — | National Magazine Awards | — | — | National Magazine Award Foundation | 9 Wins (3 Gold) |
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
2011
Work:
Practical Jean
Organization:
Stephen Leacock Associates
Result:
Winner
Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction
2004
Work:
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life
Result:
Finalist
Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction
2006
Work:
The Fearsome Particles
Result:
Finalist
National Magazine Awards
Organization:
National Magazine Award Foundation
Result:
9 Wins (3 Gold)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life
2004 FictionThe Fearsome Particles
2006 FictionPractical Jean
2010 Humorous FictionHope Makes Love
2015 FictionThe Whisky King
2017 Non-fictionBibliography
- Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life (2004)
- The Fearsome Particles (2006)
- Practical Jean (2010)
- Hope Makes Love (2015)
- The Whisky King (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous styleSerious comic novel
Legacy
Canadian novelist and journalist known for humorous fiction, winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour and multiple National Magazine Awards.
Archives
- William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, McMaster University
Trivia
- His father was a theatre and television actor.
- In 2006, he launched AuthorsAloud.com, a library of audio readings by Canadian authors.