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Canadian writer (b. 1973)
Heather O'Neill (born 1973)[1] debut novel , Lullabies for Little Criminals Canada Reads John K. Samson . Lullabies won the competition. The book also won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for eight other major awards, including the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Governor General's Award and was longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award .[2]
Lullabies for Little Criminals was a publishing sensation in Canada and went on to become an international bestseller. O'Neill was named by Chatelaine
Biography [ edit ]
O'Neill was born in Montreal , Quebec. Her father is from Montreal and her mother is of Southern American descent. O'Neill spent the first part of her childhood in Montreal. After her parents' divorce, she lived in the American South with her mother for several years before returning to Montreal to live with her father. She has lived in Montreal ever since. She was educated at Dawson College and McGill University . She has one daughter, Arizona,[3] [4]
She wrote the screenplay for the 2000 film Saint Jude [5] John L'Ecuyer and starring Liane Balaban and Nicholas Campbell , it debuted at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival .[6]
O'Neill published her debut novel Lullabies for Little Criminals in 2006 and it immediately became a bestseller.
She published her second novel The Girl Who Was Saturday Night in 2014. It was shortlisted for the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize .[7] Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction [8] Encore Award .
Her short story collection, Daydreams of Angels, was published in 2015[9] Scotiabank Giller Prize .[10] Danuta Gleed Literary Award from The Writers' Union of Canada .[11]
Her third novel The Lonely Hearts Hotel, was published in 2017 and won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction .
She has made contributions to The New York Times Magazine The Guardian This American Life CBC Radio , Rookie Magazine Elle Chatelaine National Post The Globe and Mail Toronto Star The Walrus
O'Neill was on the jury for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize .[12]
O'Neill's 2017 CLC Kreisel Lecture was published in 2018 by University of Alberta Press as Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons From My Father .[13] [14]
In 2019 O'Neill was awarded the Writers' Trust Fellowship for her body of work.
She appeared as a panelist in the 2024 edition of Canada Reads Susan Ouriou 's English translation of Catherine Leroux 's novel The Future [15] Lullabies for Little Criminals having won the competition in 2007, her participation in the debates made her one of very few people who have ever been featured in the series both as an author and as an advocate.
two eyes are you sleeping , 1999 (poetry)
Lullabies for Little Criminals
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night , 2014 (novel)
Daydreams of Angels , 2015 (short stories)
The Lonely Hearts Hotel , 2017 (novel)
Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons from My Father , 2018 (nonfiction)
When We Lost Our Heads [17]
Other work [ edit ]
O'Neill has written a book of poetry entitled two eyes are you sleeping .
Her 2008 short story "The End of Pinky" was adapted as a 2013 animated short of the same name , with O'Neill providing English narration.[18] [19]
References [ edit ]
^ Hoffert, Barbara (December 16, 2013). "Damien Echols, Stephen King, Larry McMurtry, Lisa See, & More" . Library Journal the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014 .
^ Stoffman, Judy (December 13, 2006). "Lyrical Lullabies; Heather O'Neill's first novel, inspired by her hardscrabble childhood, draws raves". The Toronto Star
^ O'Neill, Heather (February 18, 2017). "We've been children together, my daughter and me" . The Guardian . Retrieved February 18, 2017 .
^ Dave Lazar, "St. Jude" . Playback
^ "Quebec films grab domestic spotlight at Toronto film fest". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
^ Carter, Sue (October 6, 2014). "Heather O'Neill, Miriam Toews among six Giller Prize finalists" . Quill & Quire
^ Flood, Alison (March 10, 2015). "Shami Chakrabarti reveals Baileys women's prize for fiction longlist" . The Guardian . Retrieved May 15, 2015 .
^ Medley, Mark (January 2, 2015). "The 50 most anticipated books of 2015 (the first half, anyway)" . The Globe and Mail
^ "2015 Shortlist" . Scotiabank Giller Prize . Retrieved March 6, 2016 .
^ "Danuta Gleed Literary Award" . The Writers' Union of Canada writersunion.ca .
^ The Scotiabank Giller Prize: Introducing the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury
^ 2017 CLC Kreisel Lecture | Heather O'Neill
^ Wisdom in Nonsense – Invaluable Lessons from My Father – CLC Kreisel Lecture Series – By Heather O'Neill
^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2024 contenders" , CBC Books , January 11, 2024.
^ "Margaret Atwood, Heather O'Neill up for Frank O'Connor short story prize" . CBC/Radio-Canada . May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015 .
^ "66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022" . CBC Books , January 11, 2022.
^ Leighton, Heather (September 9, 2013). "The End of Pinky to premiere at TIFF" . The Rover . Retrieved December 5, 2013 .
^ "TIFF's Top 10 films of 2013 taps Enemy, The F Word, Gabrielle" . CBC News . Retrieved December 5, 2013 .
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