Mary-Ann Kirkby Explained

Mary-Ann Kirkby
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Author
Notable Works:I Am Hutterite
Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen

Mary-Ann Kirkby (born 1959) is a Canadian author who has written two memoirs about her upbringing in the Hutterite tradition.

Early life

Kirkby was born on a Hutterite colony in Manitoba to Ronald and Mary Dornn.[1] Her family left the colony in 1969 when Kirkby was ten years old due to a conflict between Kirkby's father and the colony's head minister.[2] Kirkby studied broadcast journalism in college, eventually becoming a television reporter and singer.[3]

Books

Kirkby has written two books about her Hutterite upbringing. I Am Hutterite was originally self-published in 2007, earning enough commercial and critical success to lead to a 2010 re-release by publishers Key Porter Books in Canada and Thomas Nelson in the United States.[4] [5] [6] The follow-up, Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen, was published in 2014.[7] Kirkby won the 2007 Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-fiction[8] and the Gold Prize for Best Culinary Narrative at the 2015 Taste Canada Food Writing Awards.[9] Kirkby has also co-written a children's book entitled Make a Rabbit, which she self-published in 2010.[10]

Personal life

She is married to Gordon Kirkby, a politician.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Tarnowetzki. Robin. Author gives inside look into Hutterite community. 13 December 2016. Humboldt Journal. December 3, 2014.
  2. News: Schellenberg. Jodi. Local author brings light to Hutterite life. 13 December 2016. Prince Albert Daily Herald. August 20, 2014.
  3. News: Donnelly. Pat. A Saskatchewan Star: Mary-Ann Kirkby, author of I Am Hutterite. 13 December 2016. Montreal Gazette. August 16, 2008.
  4. News: Medley . Mark . Self-publishing: Doing it yourself & doing it better . . June 12, 2010 . 2016-12-15 .
  5. News: Van Rooy . Michael . Hutterite memoir inks U.S. deal . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118080900/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2017282341.html . dead . November 18, 2018 . . April 24, 2010 . 2016-12-15 . HighBeam Research.
  6. News: I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim her Heritage (review) . . March 8, 2010 . 2016-12-15 .
  7. News: Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen: Unveiling the Rituals, Traditions, and Food of the Hutterite Culture (review) . . June 2, 2014 . 2016-12-15 .
  8. News: Dakin. Keely. I Am Hutterite. 13 December 2016. Prince Albert Daily Herald. March 21, 2012.
  9. News: Clarke. Tyler. Offering Hutterites a voice. 13 December 2016. Prince Albert Daily Herald. September 8, 2016.
  10. News: Self-published success launches new book . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118014856/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2167256381.html . dead . November 18, 2018 . . October 20, 2010 . 2016-12-15 . HighBeam Research.

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