Gil Adamson Explained

Gillian "Gil" Adamson
Birth Place:North York, Toronto, Canada
Occupation:Author, publisher
Language:English
Education:University of Toronto
Partner:Kevin Connolly
Awards:
Years Active:1985–? (publishing)
1991–present (author)

Gillian "Gil" Adamson (born January 1, 1961) is a Canadian writer. She won the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2008 for her 2007 novel The Outlander.

Biography

Adamson's first published work was Primitive, a volume of poetry, in 1991. She followed this with the short story collection Help Me, Jacques Cousteau in 1995 and a second volume of poetry, Ashland, in 2003, as well a number of chapbooks and a commissioned fan biography of Gillian Anderson, Mulder, It's Me, which she co-authored with her sister-in-law, Dawn Connolly, in 1997.[1] A selection of her poetry appeared in the anthology Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the Influence (The Mercury Press, 2004). The Outlander, a novel set in the Canadian West at the turn of the 20th century, was published by House of Anansi in spring 2007 and won the Hammett Prize that year. The novel was later selected for the 2009 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by the actor Nicholas Campbell.

Her novel Ridgerunner was published in May 2020.[2] It won the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize[3] and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.[4]

Adamson lives in Toronto with the poet Kevin Connolly.[5]

Awards

Awards for Adamson's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2004AshlandReLit Award for NovelShortlist
2008Books in Canada First Novel AwardWinner[6]
Hammett PrizeWinner[7]
ReLit Award for NovelWinner[8]
2020RidgerunnerAtwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeWinner
Giller PrizeShortlist[9]

Selected works

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Going Public . Micah . Toub . https://web.archive.org/web/20140128115809/http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=7810 . January 28, 2014 . . June 2007.
  2. Web site: 12 Canadian books coming out in May we can't wait to read . https://web.archive.org/web/20200507110424/https://www.cbc.ca/books/12-canadian-books-coming-out-in-may-we-can-t-wait-to-read-1.5555087 . May 7, 2020 . . May 5, 2020.
  3. Web site: Takeuchi . Craig . September 19, 2020 . Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers' Trust literary prizes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116234151/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/gil-adamson-jessica-j-lee-win-writers-trust-2020-literary-prizes . January 16, 2022 . Now.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-05 . 3 novels, 2 short story collections shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize . 2023-07-09 . . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005144352/https://www.cbc.ca/books/3-novels-2-short-story-collections-shortlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.5749501 . live .
  5. Web site: Kevin Connolly - Working overtime . Jason . McBride . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223142129/http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=10036 . February 23, 2014 . Quill & Quire . April 2008.
  6. Web site: The Hammett Prize: Past Winners, Nominees, and Judges . 2023-07-09 . International Association of Crime Writers: North American Branch . April 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180429053340/http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/past.htm .
  7. "Adamson wins First Novel Award". Telegraph-Journal, October 2, 2008.
  8. News: 2008-07-27 . ReLit award winners named . Ottawa Citizen.
  9. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Awards: Tony Ryan, Writers' Trust Winners . 2023-07-09 . . December 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230429/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3872 . live .

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