Caroline Adderson Explained

Birth Date:	September 9, 1963
Nationality:	Canadian
Occupation:	Novelist and short story writer
Birth Place:	Edmonton, Alberta
Alma Mater:	University of British Columbia
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Spouse:	Bruce Sweeney

Caroline Adderson (born September 9, 1963)^[1] is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She has published four novels, two short story collections and two books for young readers.

Biography

Adderson was born on September 9, 1963, in Edmonton, Alberta^[2] to James Neil and Bernice Adderson.

She received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986. Following graduation, she attended a writing program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Aside from writing, she has taught at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Simon Fraser University.^[3]

Adderson presently lives in Vancouver with her husband, Bruce Sweeney.

Awards and honours

In 2006, Adderson received the Marian Engel Award, "given annually to an outstanding Canadian female writer in mid-career in recognition of her body of work."^[4]

In 2010, Quill & Quire and The Globe and Mail named The Sky is Falling one of the best books of the year.

Awards for Adderson's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

1993	Bad Imaginings	Governor General's Award for English-language fiction	Shortlist	^[5]
1994		Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Winner
1999		Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize	Shortlist
2000		Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Shortlist
2004	Sitting Practice	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Winner
		VanCity Prize	Shortlist
2006	Pleased to Meet You	Scotiabank Giller Prize	Longlist	^[6]
2011		Commonwealth Writers Prize	Nominee
2012		International Dublin Literary Award	Longlist	^[7]
2013		Sunday Times Short Story Award	Longlist	^[8]
	Middle of Nowhere	CLA Book of the Year for Children Award	Shortlist	^[9]
		Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner	^[10]
2015	Ellen in Pieces	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Shortlist
	Norman Speak!	Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
2016	Vancouver Vanishes	Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award	Finalist

Publications

As editor

• Vancouver Vanishes: Narratives of Demolition and Revival (2016)
• Best Canadian Stories 2019 (2019)

Short story collections

• Bad Imaginings (1993,)
• Pleased to Meet You: Stories (2006,)
• Sunny Days Inside (2021)

Novels

• A History of Forgetting (1999)
• Sitting Practice (2003,)
• The Sky is Falling (2010, Thomas Allen Publishers)
• Ellen in Pieces (2014,)
• A Russian Sister (2020)

Novella

• Mr. Justice (2005,)

Children's fiction

• Very Serious Children (2007)
• Middle of Nowhere (2012)
• Norman, Speak!, illustrated by Qin Leng (2014)
• A Simple Case of Angels (2014)
• Eat, Leo! Eat!, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon (2015)
• I Love You, One to Ten, illustrated by Christina Leist (2015)
• The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (2019)
• It Happened on Sweet Street, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch (2020)
• Babble!: And How Punctuation Saved It, illustrated by Roman Muradov (2022)

Bruno series

• I, Bruno, illustrated by Helen Flook (2007)
• Bruno for Real, illustrated by Helen Flook (2008)

Izzy series

The Izzy books are illustrated by Kelly Collier.

• Izzy in the Doghouse
• Izzy's Tail of Trouble (2022)
• Izzy's Dog Days of Summer (2023)

Jasper John Dooley series

1. Star of the Week, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2012)
2. Left Behind, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2013)
3. Not in Love, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2014)
4. You're in Trouble, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2015)
5. Lost and Found, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2015)
6. Public Library Enemy #1, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2016)

Pierre & Paul series

The Pierre & Paul books are illustrated by Alice Carter.

• Avalanche! (2020)
• Dragon! (2021)

Sources

• W. H. New, ed. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 9.
• Records of Caroline Adderson are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
• Adderson at Writers' Union of Canada: CV, Publications, Awards

External links

• Official website for kids' books
• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adderson, Caroline 1963– . 2023-04-23 . . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208001813/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/adderson-caroline-1963 . live .
2. Web site: Jessop . Paula . 2013-12-16 . Caroline Adderson . 2019-12-30 . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 2019-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230021923/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/caroline-adderson . live .
3. Web site: Caroline Adderson . 2023-04-23 . . en . 2021-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129023930/https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/instructors/a-d/caroline-adderson.html . live .
4. Web site: Caroline Adderson . dead . https://archive.today/20120729020417/http://www.banffcentre.ca/faculty/faculty_member.aspx?facid=256 . 2012-07-29 . 2023-04-22 . The Banff Centre.
5. News: 1993-10-29 . Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss . Halifax Daily News.
6. "Locals on longlist of nominees". The Telegram, September 12, 2006.
7. Web site: 2012 Longlist . 2023-04-23 . . en-US . 2023-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204225442/https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/books/2012-longlist/ . live .
8. News: 2013-01-23 . The longlist is revealed . en . . 2023-04-23 . 0140-0460 . 2023-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423054518/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-longlist-is-revealed-p8bhkt0md7t . live .
9. Web site: 2013-03-01 . Canadian Library Association Announces Shortlist for 2013 Book of the Year for Children Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801033740/http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=13942&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm . 2015-08-01 . 2023-04-22 . Canadian Library Association.
10. Web site: 2013-05-05 . Winners of the 2013 B.C. Book Prizes announced . 2013-05-08 . . 2013-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508021203/http://www.straight.com/blogra/378851/winners-2013-bc-book-prizes-announced . live .