Ann Ireland
| Ann Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Notable awards |
Seal First Novel Award Governor General's Award (shortlisted) Rogers Writers' Trust Award (shortlisted) |
| Website | |
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Ann Ireland (born 1953) is a Canadian fiction author.[1]
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she studied at the University of British Columbia, from which she earned a BFA in creative writing in 1976. She is a past president of PEN Canada[2] and is now the coordinator of the Writing Workshops Department at the Chang School of Continuing Education Ryerson University in Toronto.[3] Her 1985 novel, A Certain Mr. Takahashi, was the basis for the 1991 feature film The Pianist.[4]
Awards and recognition
- 1985: A Certain Mr. Takahashi finalist, Books in Canada First Novel Award[5]
- 1996: The Instructor finalist, Ontario Trillium Award; nominated for Barnes and Noble "Discover these Great New Writers" Award.
- 2002: Exile fiction finalist, Governor General's Awards; finalist for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Named by Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire Magazine as a top book of the year.
Bibliography
- A Certain Mr. Takahashi. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985. ISBN 0-7710-4363-5
- The Instructor. Toronto: Doubleday, 1996. ISBN 0-385-25555-1[6]
- Exile. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55002-400-0
- The Blue Guitar. Toronto: Dundurn Press, Jan 2013 ISBN 978-1-459-70-586-9
References
- ↑ Ann Ireland, weir.ca, Retrieved 14 February 2011
- ↑ "Board of Directors". PEN Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Writing Workshop: Our Instructors". Chang School Ryerson University.
- ↑ "Ann Ireland Profile". Writers Union of Canada.
- ↑ (16 May 1985). Winner of the Seal $50,000 1st Novel Award. Unknown writer wins $50,000 novel award, StarPhoenix
- ↑ (13 April 1996). Falling hard for the art teacher's line, Toronto Star
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