Hazel Jane Plante Explained

Hazel Jane Plante is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia,^[1] whose debut novel Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) was published in 2019.^[2] The book won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature at the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards in 2020,^[3] and was a shortlisted finalist for Publishing Triangle's Leslie Feinberg Award in the same year.^[4]

Her second novel, Any Other City, was published in 2023,^[5] and was shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2024.^[6]

She served on the jury for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2024.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Sue Carter, "Vancouver author Hazel Jane Plante’s quirky, queer debut destined to be a cult classic". Toronto Star, December 5, 2019.
2. Nour Abi Nakhoul, "Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)". Quill & Quire, December 2019.
3. Vanderhoof. Erin. June 1, 2020. EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. live. 2022-01-11. Vanity Fair. en-US. June 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610010109/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/lambda-literary-lammy-32nd-annual-award-winners.
4. Web site: Yohannes . Samraweet . March 23, 2020. Samra Habib, Kai Cheng Thom and Téa Mutonji among finalists for 2020 Publishing Triangle Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327182435/https://www.cbc.ca/books/samra-habib-kai-cheng-thom-and-t%C3%A9a-mutonji-among-finalists-for-2020-publishing-triangle-awards-1.5506789 . March 27, 2020 . May 20, 2024 . CBC Books.
5. https://www.cbc.ca/books/any-other-city-by-hazel-jane-plante-1.6738722 "Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante"
6. Kristi Alexandra, "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist". The Georgia Straight, April 11, 2024.
7. https://www.cbc.ca/books/vincent-anioke-anthony-oliveira-%C3%A9ric-chacour-shortlisted-for-10k-2slgbtq-emerging-writers-prize-1.7321745 "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize"