- Lynn Coady
Lynn Coady (born 1970) is a Canadian
novelist andjournalist . 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 theUniversity 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 toThe Globe and Mail . As of 2007, she resides inToronto ,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] withThe Danforth Review .
* [http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=5184 Author Spotlight] on theRandom House website.
* [http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=1244 Author Profile] atQuill & Quire .
* [http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/lcoady.html Writer's Profile] atAthabasca University 's Center for Language and Literature.
* [http://www.anansi.ca/authors.cfm?author_id=654&return_id=1190 Author Bio] on theHouse 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 theBarcelona 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 atThe Walrus .
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