Carrie Snyder
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Carrie Snyder is a Canadian writer. Her 2012 short story collection The Juliet Stories was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English fiction at the 2012 Governor General's Awards.[1] She is also the author of the blog, Obscure Canlit Mama.[2]
In 2014 she published her debut novel Girl Runner . It was inspired by the 1928 Summer Olympics in which women were first allowed to compete in track and field. It was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[3]
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] she currently lives in Waterloo with her husband, four children and a dog.[4] In 2019 and 2020, along with local art groups, she co-coordinated the X Page storytelling workshop for immigrant and refugee women. [5] She spent part of her childhood living in Nicaragua, which is reflected in The Juliet Stories.[4]
Works
[edit ]- Hair Hat (2004, ISBN 978-0143015376)
- The Juliet Stories (2012, ISBN 978-1770890022)
- Girl Runner (2014)
- The Candy Conspiracy (2015)
- Jammie Day! (2017)
- Francie's Got a Gun (2022, ISBN 978-0735281912)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Hamilton native marveling over 'surreal' GG nomination". CBC News, October 4, 2012.
- ^ "Obscure CanLit Mama". Carrie Snyder. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (October 1, 2014). "Carrie Snyder, Miriam Toews among finalists for Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Books: Waterloo writer Carrie Snyder’s new book is described as a novel in stories". The Record , February 17, 2012.
- ^ "The X Page: A Storytelling Workshop" . Retrieved June 17, 2020.
