Elaine Kalman Naves Explained

Elaine Kalman Naves
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:Hungary
Language:English
Occupation:Writer, journalist, editor and lecturer

Elaine Kalman Naves (born 1947) is a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, journalist, editor and lecturer from Quebec.

She has twice won the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, in 1999 for Putting Down Roots and in 2003 for Shoshanna's Story. Her 2015 novel The Book of Faith was on the long list in 2016 for The Leacock Award.

Biography

Naves was born in Hungary in 1947, though her family moved to England in the wake of the Revolution of 1956.[1] [2] They eventually immigrated to Canada.

Naves attended McGill University, where she studied history, as well as Bishop's University, where she studied education.[3] Following graduation from each, she taught English and History at the secondary level, then served as a historian for the Centre d’Étude du Québec of Sir George Williams University.

Awards and honours

Montreal Gazette named Shoshanna's Story one of the best books of 2003.[4]

Awards for Naves's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
1997Journey to VajaMavis Gallant Prize for Non-FictionShortlist[5]
1998Journey to VajaElie Wiesel Prize for Holocaust LiteratureWinner[6]
1999Putting Down RootsMavis Gallant Prize for Non-FictionWinner[7]
2003Shoshanna's StoryMavis Gallant Prize for Non-FictionWinner[8] [9]
2005 Shoshanna's StoryYad Vashem PrizeWinner

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: McGillis . Ian . 2015-10-09 . The Book of Faith by Elaine Kalman Naves: Jewish Montreal, from a woman's perspective . . 27 October 2016 . 2016-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027192112/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/the-book-of-faith-by-elaine-kalman-naves-jewish-montreal-from-a-womans-perspective . live .
  2. Web site: Biography . 2023-03-18 . Elaine Kalman Naves . en-gb . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208070937/http://www.elainekalmannaves.com/biography . live .
  3. Web site: Lecturing and Teaching . 2023-03-18 . Elaine Kalman Naves . en-gb . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208072443/http://www.elainekalmannaves.com/lecturing-and-teaching . live .
  4. Web site: Shoshanna's Story . 2023-03-18 . Elaine Kalman Naves . en-gb . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208051854/http://www.elainekalmannaves.com/menu/shoshannas-story . live .
  5. Web site: The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928131325/https://qwf.org/prize/the-mavis-gallant-prize-for-non-fiction/ . 2022-09-28 . 2023-03-17 . Quebec Writers' Federation.
  6. Web site: Journey to Vaja . 2023-03-18 . Elaine Kalman Naves . en-gb . 2021-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101709/http://www.elainekalmannaves.com/menu/journey-to-vaja . live .
  7. News: Demchinsky . Bryan . 1999-11-30 . Book-end prizes for Bye Bye: Doubting author Gasco scores double honours . Montreal Gazette.
  8. News: Donnelly . Pat . 2003-11-27 . Homel's novel wins at writers' gala . Montreal Gazette.
  9. Web site: Porter . Ryan . 2019-11-07 . David Homel, Lindsay Nixon, Tess Liem among winners of Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117064649/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-homel-lindsay-nixon-tess-liem-among-winners-of-quebec-writers-federation-literary-awards/ . 2019-11-17 . 2023-03-17 . . en.

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