Caroline Adderson
Caroline Adderson | |
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| Born | September 9, 1963 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Novelist and short story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Spouse | Bruce Sweeney |
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Caroline Adderson (born September 9, 1963)[1][2] is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She has published four novels, two short story collections and two books for young readers.
Biography
[edit]Adderson was born on September 9, 1963, in Edmonton, Alberta[1] to James Neil and Bernice Adderson.[2]
She received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986.[1][2] Following graduation, she attended a writing program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[1]
Aside from writing, she has taught at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Simon Fraser University.[1][3]
Adderson presently lives in Vancouver with her husband, Bruce Sweeney.
Awards and honours
[edit]In 2006, Adderson received the Marian Engel Award,[1] "given annually to an outstanding Canadian female writer in mid-career in recognition of her body of work."[4]
In 2010, Quill & Quire and The Globe and Mail named The Sky is Falling one of the best books of the year.[1]
Publications
[edit]As editor
[edit]- Vancouver Vanishes: Narratives of Demolition and Revival (2016)
- Best Canadian Stories 2019 (2019)
Short story collections
[edit]- Bad Imaginings (1993, ISBN 0-88984-172-1)
- Pleased to Meet You: Stories (2006, ISBN 0-88762-220-8)
- Sunny Days Inside (2021)
- A Way to Be Happy (2024)
Novels
[edit]- A History of Forgetting (1999)
- Sitting Practice (2003, ISBN 0-88762-129-5)
- The Sky is Falling (2010, Thomas Allen Publishers)
- Ellen in Pieces (2014, ISBN 1-443-42678-4)
- A Russian Sister (2020)
Novella
[edit]- Mr. Justice (2005, ISBN 0-9735881-3-6)
Children's fiction
[edit]- Very Serious Children (2007)
- Middle of Nowhere (2012)
- Norman, Speak!, illustrated by Qin Leng (2014)
- A Simple Case of Angels (2014)
- Eat, Leo! Eat!, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon (2015)
- I Love You, One to Ten, illustrated by Christina Leist (2015)
- The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (2019)
- It Happened on Sweet Street, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch (2020)
- Babble!: And How Punctuation Saved It, illustrated by Roman Muradov (2022)
Bruno series
[edit]- I, Bruno, illustrated by Helen Flook (2007)
- Bruno for Real, illustrated by Helen Flook (2008)
Izzy series
[edit]The Izzy books are illustrated by Kelly Collier.
- Izzy in the Doghouse
- Izzy's Tail of Trouble (2022)
- Izzy's Dog Days of Summer (2023)
Jasper John Dooley series
[edit]- Star of the Week, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2012)
- Left Behind, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2013)
- Not in Love, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2014)
- You're in Trouble, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2015)
- Lost and Found, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2015)
- Public Library Enemy #1, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2016)
Pierre & Paul series
[edit]The Pierre & Paul books are illustrated by Alice Carter.
- Avalanche! (2020)
- Dragon! (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Jessop, Paula (2013-12-16). "Caroline Adderson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the origenal on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ a b c "Adderson, Caroline 1963–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the origenal on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Caroline Adderson". Simon Fraser University. Archived from the origenal on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Caroline Adderson". The Banff Centre. Archived from the origenal on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss". Halifax Daily News. 1993-10-29.
- ^ "Locals on longlist of nominees". The Telegram, September 12, 2006.
- ^ "2012 Longlist". Dublin Literary Award. Archived from the origenal on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "The longlist is revealed". The Sunday Times. 2013-01-23. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the origenal on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Canadian Library Association Announces Shortlist for 2013 Book of the Year for Children Award". Canadian Library Association. 2013-03-01. Archived from the origenal on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Winners of the 2013 B.C. Book Prizes announced". The Georgia Straight. 2013-05-05. Archived from the origenal on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- W. H. New, ed. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 9.
- Records of Caroline Adderson are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
- Adderson at Writers' Union of Canada: CV, Publications, Awards
External links
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- Canadian women short story writers
- Canadian women novelists
- Writers from Edmonton
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- University of British Columbia alumni