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Her critically acclaimed first novel, Going Down Swinging (2000), was followed by The Chick at the Back of the Church (2001), a poetry book that was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award . Her second novel, Cease to Blush , was published in 2006 and subsequently chosen as one of the year's best books by The Globe and Mail January Magazine The Tyee One Good Hustle , a novel about a young woman's fear that she is genetically doomed to become a con artist, was long-listed for the 2012 Giller Prize and selected by The Globe and Mail January Magazine Now [2] [3] [4] [5]
Livingston's short story collection, Greedy Little Eyes , was cited by The Globe and Mail The Georgia Straight [6] [7] Greedy Little Eyes won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for Best Short Story Collection as well as the CBC 's Bookie Award.[8] [9] [10] The Trouble with Marlene was made into the feature film Sitting on the Edge of Marlene Suzanne Clément , Paloma Kwiatkowski and Callum Keith Rennie .[11] [12]
2016 saw Livingston's American debut with the publication of The Crooked Heart of Mercy .
In addition to publications in journals and magazines around the world, Livingston's poetry has appeared in textbooks and on public transit through the TransLink "Poetry in Transit" program. She has received fellowships from The Banff Centre , MacDowell Colony , Escape to Create (Seaside, Florida ), Ucross Foundation and Omi International Arts Center .
She is married to American actor Tim Kelleher .
Awards and honours [ edit ]
Livingston's 2010 short story collection Greedy Little Eyes [13] Danuta Gleed Literary Award and was longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award . Her novel One Good Hustle was longlisted for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize .[14]
In 2017 Billie Livingston received the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award "in recognition of a remarkable body of work, and in anticipation of future contributions to Canadian literature."[15]
Bibliography [ edit ]
Fiction [ edit ]
The Crooked Heart of Mercy (January 2016 Canada, March 2016 U.S.)
One Good Hustle (July 2012)(longlisted for the Giller Prize )
Greedy Little Eyes (2010) Winner of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award , Winner of the CBC Bookie Award
Cease to Blush (2006)
Going Down Swinging (2000)
Young adult fiction [ edit ]
Anthologies [ edit ]
Crimeucopia: Crank It Up (Murderous Ink Press, November 2023)
Literature and the Writing Process —Cdn Edition (Pearson, 2005)
Northwest Edge: Fictions of Mass Destruction (Chiasmus Press, 2003)
Dropped Threads 2 (Vintage Books , 2003)
Love Poems for the Media Age (Ripple Effect Press, 2001)
Journey Prize Anthology (McClelland and Stewart , 2001)
Hammer and Tongs (Smoking Lung Press, 1999)
The Edges of Time (Seraphim Editions, 1999)
Meltwater (Banff Centre Press, 1999)
References [ edit ]
^ "The 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist" . Scotiabank.
^ "The Globe's top 23 Canadian fiction books of the year" . The Globe and Mail . November 24, 2012.
^ "Best Books of 2012: Fiction" . January Magazine . January 6, 2013.
^ "Susan G. Cole's Top 10 books" . NOW Magazine . December 27, 2012.
^ Levin, Martin; Kirchhoff, Jack (November 27, 2010). "The 2010 Globe 100: Canadian fiction" . The Globe and Mail .
^ Varty, Alexander; Lynch, Brian; Smith, Charlie (December 15, 2010). "Georgia Straight writers choose 15 outstanding books of 2010" . Straight.com .
^ "The CBC Bookies winners revealed!" . CBC.ca . February 24, 2011.
^ "Nominees for Danuta Gleed Literary Award Announced" . National Post . May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.
^ "Billie Livingston Wins Danuta Gleed Literary Award" . National Post . May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
^ Punter, Jennie (April 1, 2013). "Foundation Features, Ana Valine on the 'Edge' . Variety
^ Schaefer, Glen (April 7, 2013). "Dark drama long time coming for Ana Valine" . The Province .
^ "Billie Livingston wins Danuta Gleed Literary Award" . National Post , May 30, 2011.
^ "Scotiabank Giller Prize 2012 Announces its Longlist" . Scotiabank Giller Prize , September 4, 2012.
^ "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards" . Quill and Quire , November 14, 2017.
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