Michelle Butler Hallett Explained
Michelle Butler Hallett, born 1971, is a Canadian writer from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador who writes predominantly literary- historical fiction.[1] Her novel Constant Nobody was the winner of the Thomas Head Raddall Award at the 2022 Atlantic Book Awards.[2]
Her play Peter's Accent won the NL Arts & Letters,Dramatic Script in 2000.[3] She published her debut short story collection The Shadow Side of Grace in 2006,[4] and followed up in 2007 with her debut novel Double-blind.[5]
Her novel This Marlowe, a 2016 novel which imagined the final months of Christopher Marlowe's life, was a longlisted nominee for the ReLit Award and the International Dublin Literary Award in 2017.[6] [7]
Butler Hallett lives with ankylosing spondylitis, and has also written essays about disability.[1]
Books
- The Shadow Side of Grace - 2006
- Double-blind - 2007
- Sky Waves - 2008
- Deluded Your Sailors - 2011
- This Marlowe - 2016
- Constant Nobody - 2021
Notes and References
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/michelle-butler-hallett-disability-q-a-atlantic-voice-1.6728129 "'I want to start conversations': Why author Michelle Butler Hallett writes about disability"
- Cassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022.
- "Arts and Letter Competition winners". The Telegram, May 5, 2000.
- Joan Sullivan, "Debut story collection is rewarding read". The Telegram, November 26, 2006.
- Margaret Cannon, "Crime Books". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2007.
- Lori Gallagher, "Book explores final months of Christopher Marlowe". The Daily Gleaner, March 12, 2016.
- https://www.cbc.ca/books/david-huebert-and-michelle-butler-hallett-among-the-winners-of-2022-atlantic-book-awards-1.6486270 "David Huebert and Michelle Butler Hallett among the winners of 2022 Atlantic Book Awards"
