- Claudia Dey
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Claudia Dey is a Canadian writer. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. She studied English Literature at McGill University and playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada.
Dey's first novel, Stunt, was published by Coach House Books. It was one of The Globe and Mail's "2008 Globe 100"[1] and Quill and Quire’s "Books of the Year."[2] It was nominated for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[3]
Her plays have been translated into French and German. They include Beaver, The Gwendolyn Poems and Trout Stanley. The Gwendolyn Poems was nominated for the 2002 Governor General's Awards and the Trillium Book Award.
From 2007 to 2009, she wrote the Group Therapy column in The Globe and Mail.[4] She also wrote the sex column in Toro magazine under the pseudonym Bebe O'Shea.[5]
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Personal life
She is married to Canadian musician Don Kerr.
Works
- The Gwendolyn Poems (2002)
- Trout Stanley (2005)
- Stunt (2008)
- How To Be A Bush Pilot: A Field Guide to Getting Luckier (2010)
References
- ^ "The best fiction of 2008 - The Globe and Mail". Toronto: globeandmail.com. 2008-12-04. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/the-best-fiction-of-2008/article726320/. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ "Books of the Year 2008". quillandquire.com. http://www.quillandquire.com/books-of-the-year-2008/. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ "Amazon.ca: First Novel Award". amazon.ca. http://www.amazon.ca/First-Novel-Award-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=1194446. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ "Claudia Dey - The Globe and Mail". Toronto: globeandmail.com. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/columnists/claudia-dey/. Retrieved 2010-03-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Drama Queen I torontolife.com". torontolife.com. http://www.torontolife.com/features/drama-queen/. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
External links
Categories:- Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian novelists
- Canadian columnists
- Canadian women writers
- McGill University alumni
- Living people
- National Theatre School of Canada alumni
- Canadian women journalists
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