Andrew Battershill Explained

Andrew Battershill
Occupation:Novelist
Period:2010s–present
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:Suzannah Showler
Awards:ReLit Award (2019)
Relatives:Claire Battershill (sibling)

Andrew Battershill is a Canadian writer[1] who cofounded the online literary magazine Dragnet Magazine with Jeremy Hanson-Finger.[2]

In 2016, his debut novel, Pillow, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize[3] and the Sunburst Award,[4] and a finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize[5] in 2016.

His second novel, Marry, Bang, Kill, won the 2019 ReLit Award for fiction.[6]

Originally from British Columbia, Battershills studied creative writing at the University of Toronto and served as the 2017-2018 Writer-in-Residence at the Regina Public Library. He is the brother of writer Claire Battershill.

Awards

Awards for Battershill's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2016PillowScotiabank Giller PrizeLonglist
2016PillowSunburst AwardNominee
2016PillowKobo Emerging Writer PrizeShortlist
2019Marry, Bang, KillReLit Award for FictionWinner[7]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/crimes-against-surrealism-pillow-by-andrew-battershill-reviewed "Crimes against Surrealism: Pillow, by Andrew Battershill, reviewed"
  2. http://www.openbooktoronto.com/news/dragnet_magazine_seriously_funny "Dragnet Magazine: Seriously Funny"
  3. News: Medley . Mark . 2016-09-07 . Emma Donoghue, Mona Awad among 12 Giller Prize nominees . en-CA . . 2023-07-09 . 2022-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103064331/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/giller-prize-long-list-announced/article31725944/ . live .
  4. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2016-06-08 . Awards: Atwood, Alexis, O'Neill among Sunburst nominees . 2023-07-09 . . en . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129190441/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2016/06/08/awards-3/ . live .
  5. Web site: Second Annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Winners Announced . 2023-07-09 . Kobo Books . en . 2021-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211017200238/https://www.kobo.com/news/second-annual-kobo-emerging-writer-prize-winners-announced . live .
  6. Web site: 2021-04-16 . Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408042037/https://www.cbc.ca/books/andrew-battershill-robin-richardson-barry-callaghan-win-2019-relit-awards-1.5990846 . 2023-04-08 . 2023-07-06 . CBC Books.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-16 . Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408042037/https://www.cbc.ca/books/andrew-battershill-robin-richardson-barry-callaghan-win-2019-relit-awards-1.5990846 . 2023-04-08 . 2023-07-06 . CBC Books.

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