Maria Mutch Explained
| Maria Mutch |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation: | memoirist, short stories |
| Period: | 2000s–present |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Notableworks: | Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours |
| Education: | York University |
Maria Mutch is a Canadian writer, whose memoir Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[1]
Originally from Kentville, Nova Scotia,[2] Mutch was educated at York University.[3] She published Know the Night as a memoir of her experience as the mother of a son with autism.[4]
Mutch currently lives in Rhode Island. She has also published essays and short fiction in both Canadian and American literary magazines. Her first novel, Molly Falls to Earth, was published in 2020.[5]
Notes and References
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-general-finalists-unveiled/article20959928/ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled"
- http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Living/2014-10-07/article-3895660/Maria-Mutch-nominated-for-GG/1 "Kentville author nominated for Governor General's Literary Awards"
- http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2014/10/07/grad-maria-mutch-named-finalist-for-2014-gg-literary-award-for-non-fiction/ "Grad Maria Mutch named finalist for 2014 GG Literary Award for Non-Fiction"
- http://o.canada.com/health/family-child/know-the-night-author-maria-mutch-explores-the-mysteries-of-autism "Know the Night: Author Maria Mutch explores the mysteries of autism"
- https://www.cbc.ca/books/47-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-spring-2020-1.5426273 "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020"
