Neil Smith (writer) explained
Neil Smith (born 1964) is a Canadian writer and translator from Montreal, Quebec.[1] His novel Boo, published in 2015,[2] won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[3] Boo was also nominated for a Sunburst Award[4] and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award,[5] and was longlisted for the Prix des libraires du Québec.
Smith published his debut book, the short story collection Bang Crunch, in 2007.[6] It was chosen as a best book of the year by the Washington Post and The Globe and Mail, won the McAuslan First Book Prize from the Quebec Writers' Federation,[7] and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Three stories in the book were also nominated for the Journey Prize.[8]
Smith also has a degree in translation and translates from French to English.[9] The Goddess of Fireflies, his translation of Geneviève Pettersen's novel La déesse des mouches à feu, was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[10]
His newest book of fiction, the novel Jones, was released in August 2022. It is the harrowing story of a pair of siblings attempting to survive the horror show of their family.[11] It, too, was nominated for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[12]
Literary translations
- Bruno Hébert, “It’s Not Me, I Swear,” The Malahat Review, 2014.[13]
- Geneviève Pettersen, The Goddess of Fireflies, Véhicule Press, 2016.[14]
- Geneviève Pettersen, “The Queen of Zilch,” The Walrus, 2017.[15]
- Chloé Savoie-Bernard, “Of Roses and Insects,” Granta #141, 2017.
- Véronique Côté, Steve Gagnon, “Spasm” in I Never Talk About It, QC Fiction, 2017.[16]
- Simon Boulerice, “The Mascara Kid,” The Malahat Review, 2018.[17]
- Simon Boulerice, “Javotte,” Carte blanche, 2020.[18]
- Philippe Chagnon, “The Salad Spinner,” Carte blanche, 2022.[19]
- Paul Ruban, “Stargazer,” The Malahat Review, 2023.[20]
External links
Notes and References
- https://quillandquire.com/authors/nice-and-easy-does-it/ "Nice and easy does it"
- Nicholas Cameron, "Review: Neil Smith’s Boo is a novel of tremendous imagination". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2015.
- Ian McGillis, "Neil Smith, Anita Anand, David McGimpsey honoured at QWF Awards". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2015.
- Erin Balser, "Gemma Files wins 2016 Sunburst Award for "uniquely Canadian" novel". CBC Books, July 13, 2017.
- Becky Robertson, "Awards: Canadian Library Association names 2016 YA Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, March 2, 2016.
- John Burns, "Bang Crunch: First fiction by Neil Smith". The Georgia Straight, January 24, 2007.
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/montreal-s-heather-o-neill-wins-quebec-book-prize-1.668604 "Montreal's Heather O'Neill wins Quebec book prize"
- Gordon Bowness, "In print: Neil Smith’s Bang Crunch". Daily Xtra, January 31, 2007.
- [Michael Posner (journalist)|Michael Posner]
- Mark Medley, "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
- Web site: 'Jones' may be a common name, but Neil Smith's new novel is uncommonly powerful . . Toronto Star. August 19, 2022.
- Web site: Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards return with a plot twist .
- Web site: The Malahat Review . 2023-05-15 . www.malahatreview.ca.
- Web site: The Goddess of Fireflies by Geneviève Pettersen . 2023-05-15 . www.vehiculepress.com.
- Web site: 2017-12-30 . The Queen of Zilch The Walrus . 2023-05-15 . en-US.
- Web site: 2017-09-01 . I Never Talk About It (2017) . 2023-05-15 . QC Fiction . en-US.
- Web site: The Malahat Review Issue 205 . 2023-05-15 . www.malahatreview.ca.
- Web site: Javotte . 2023-05-15 . carte blanche.
- Web site: The Salad Spinner by Neil Smith . 2023-05-15 . carte blanche magazine . en-US.
- Web site: The Malahat Review Issue 222 . 2023-05-15 . www.malahatreview.ca.