Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady (born 1970) is a Canadian novelist and journalist. She was raised in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. In 1996, Coady relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.

Her first book, "Strange Heaven" (1998), was nominated for a Governor General's Award. Her second book, "Play the Monster Blind" (2000), was a national bestseller and a "Best Book" of 2000 for the Globe and Mail. "Saints of Big Harbour" (2002) was a Globe and Mail "Best Book" in 2002.

Coady has been awarded the Canadian Authors Association/Air Canada Award for the best writer under thirty, as well as the Dartmouth Book and Writing Award for fiction. Her articles and reviews have been featured in many publications, including Saturday Night (magazine), This Magazine, and Chatelaine. She has written several plays, and contributes regularly to The Globe and Mail. As of 2007, she resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Bibliography

*"Strange Heaven" (1998)
*"Play the Monster Blind" (2000)
*"Saints of Big Harbour" (2002)
*"Victory Meat: New Fiction from Atlantic Canada" (2003) (editor)
*"Mean Boy" (2006)
*"The Anansi Reader: Forty Years of Very Good Books" (2007) (editor)

External links

* [http://www.lynncoady.com/ Lynn Coady's home page] .
* An [http://www.danforthreview.com/features/interviews/lynn_coady.htm interview] with The Danforth Review.
* [http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=5184 Author Spotlight] on the Random House website.
* [http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=1244 Author Profile] at Quill & Quire.
* [http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/lcoady.html Writer's Profile] at Athabasca University's Center for Language and Literature.
* [http://www.anansi.ca/authors.cfm?author_id=654&return_id=1190 Author Bio] on the House of Anansi Press website.
* [http://www.openbooktoronto.com/lynn_coady/main Author Interview and Blog] on the Open Book Toronto website.
* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/aboutus/artistsstories/writing/nr127519409790125000.htm Profile] at the Canada Council for the Arts.
* Short Story [http://www.barcelonareview.com/19/e_lc.htm Jesus Christ, Murdeena] online at the Barcelona Review.
* [http://www.filly.ca/entertainment/centre_stage/arts/lynn-coady.asp Lynn Coady: The Woman Behind 'Mean Boy']
* Short Story [https://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2005.04-fiction-lynn-coady/ Wireless] online at The Walrus.


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