Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers
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Edition 2 (2008) Winner
Zoe Whittall
ゾーイ・ウィッタル
Zoe Whittall
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-02-16 （Eastern Townships of Quebec）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Outskirts of South Durham, Quebec (childhood) → Montreal → Guelph → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, TV writer
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Nominations
- ReLit Award 2010 shortlist (Holding Still for as Long as Possible), Scotiabank Giller Prize 2016 shortlist (The Best Kind of People)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson College | — | unknown | — | 不明 | Canada |
| Concordia University | — | unknown | — | 1995-1997 | Canada |
| University of Guelph | — | Creative Writing | MFA | 不明 | Canada |
Dawson College
unknown
Period:
不明
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Canada
Concordia University
unknown
Period:
1995-1997
Country:
Canada
University of Guelph
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
不明
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | — | 最優秀新進ゲイ作家 | Writers' Trust of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Lambda Literary Award | Holding Still for as Long as Possible | トランスフィクション | Lambda Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2016 | K.M. Hunter Award | — | 文学 | Ontario Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Award | Baroness von Sketch Show | バラエティ/スケッチコメディシリーズ最優秀脚本 | — | 受賞 |
Dayne Ogilvie Prize
2008
Category:
最優秀新進ゲイ作家
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
受賞
Lambda Literary Award
2011
Work:
Holding Still for as Long as Possible
Category:
トランスフィクション
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
K.M. Hunter Award
2016
Category:
文学
Organization:
Ontario Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Canadian Screen Award
2018
Work:
Baroness von Sketch Show
Category:
バラエティ/スケッチコメディシリーズ最優秀脚本
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Best Kind of People
2016 novelStory of a family dealing with a beloved teacher's arrest for sexual assault.
familyjusticesexual assault
Adaptations
- [film] / Sarah Polley
Bottle Rocket Hearts
2007 novelLesbian love story during Quebec sovereignty movement.
LGBTQpolitics
Holding Still for as Long as Possible
2009 novelBibliography
- The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life (poetry, 2001)
- The Emily Valentine Poems (poetry, 2006)
- Bottle Rocket Hearts (novel, 2007)
- Precordial Thump (poetry, 2008)
- Holding Still for as Long as Possible (novel, 2009)
- The Middle Ground (novel, 2010)
- The Best Kind of People (novel, 2016)
- The Spectacular (novel, 2021)
- The Fake (novel, 2023)
Legacy
Known as a prominent Canadian LGBTQ+ writer with numerous awards.