- Emily Schultz
Emily Schultz (born 1974) is a Canadian-American fiction writer.
She is the author of "Black Coffee Night", a 2002 collection of short stories. A story from that collection ("The Value of X") was adapted by
Lynne Stopkewich , director of "Kissed ". In 2005 Schultz published her first novel, "Joyland". As reported by "January Magazine", Schultz used the images and structures of early video games to convey the story of a smallrust belt town set in 1984.In a "
Globe and Mail " round table discussion with authorsSheila Heti ,Lee Henderson , andKevin Chong , Schultz stated that "place" was the most important part of her fiction.In 2007, "Songs for the Dancing Chicken", her collection of poetry inspired by the films of
Werner Herzog , was published by ECW Press. In December 2007, "Quill and Quire " reported thatHouse of Anansi Press will publish Schultz's second novel, "Heaven Is Small", in spring 2009.Schultz has been shortlisted for the
Trillium Award and theDanuta Gleed Award .External links
* [http://www.joyland.ca Emily Schultz]
* [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/authorpages/heti/heti5.html Schultz interviewed by "The Globe and Mail"]
* [http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/213287 "Toronto Star" reviews "Songs for the Dancing Chicken"]
* [http://www.januarymagazine.com/fiction/joyland.html "January Magazine" on "Joyland"]
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