Linda Svendsen

Linda Svendsen

Linda Svendsen (born 1954) is a Canadian screenwriter and author. She was born in Vancouver and has lived there for most of her life.

Her works include many critically acclaimed short stories. Her stories were anthologized and published in magazines such as "Atlantic Monthly" and "Saturday Night." She won first prize in the American Short Story Contest in 1980, and was a three-time finalist for the O. Henry Awards.

In 1992, she published a collection of linked stories, "Marine Life," which was a finalist for the 1993 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In 2000, "Marine Life" was adapted into a film starring Cybill Shepherd and Peter Outerbridge.

Svendsen wrote the television film adaptation of "The Diviners," as well as the miniseries "Human Cargo" and the television film "." She won a Gemini Award for the "Human Cargo" screenplay. She also teaches creative writing at the University of British Columbia.


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