Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson
Born (1963-09-09) September 9, 1963 (age 63)
Edmonton, Alberta
EducationUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationsNovelist and short story writer
SpouseBruce Sweeney
Website

Caroline Adderson (born September 9, 1963) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She has published four novels, two short story collections and two books for young readers.

Biography

Adderson was born on September 9, 1963, in Edmonton, Alberta, to James Neil and Bernice Adderson.

She received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986. Following graduation, she attended a writing program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Aside from writing, she has taught at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Simon Fraser University.

Adderson presently lives in Vancouver with her husband, Bruce Sweeney.[citation needed]

Awards and honours

In 2006, Adderson received the Marian Engel Award, "given annually to an outstanding Canadian female writer in mid-career in recognition of her body of work."

In 2010, Quill & Quire and The Globe and Mail named The Sky is Falling one of the best books of the year.

Awards for Adderson's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1993 Bad Imaginings Governor General's Award for English-language fiction Shortlist
1994 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Winner
1999 A History of Forgetting Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Shortlist
2000 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Shortlist
2004 Sitting Practice Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Winner
VanCity Prize Shortlist
2006 Pleased to Meet You Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
2011 The Sky is Falling Commonwealth Writers Prize Nominee
2012 International Dublin Literary Award Longlist
2013 Sunday Times Short Story Award Longlist
Middle of Nowhere CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Shortlist
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner
2015 Ellen in Pieces Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Shortlist [citation needed]
Norman, Speak! Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Finalist [citation needed]
2016 Vancouver Vanishes Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award Finalist [citation needed]
2022 Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Young Adult/Middle Grade Finalist
2024 A Way to Be Happy Giller Prize Longlist

Publications

As editor

Short story collections

Novels

Novella

Children's fiction

Bruno series

  • I, Bruno, illustrated by Helen Flook (2007)
  • Bruno for Real, illustrated by Helen Flook (2008)

Izzy series

The Izzy books are illustrated by Kelly Collier.

  • Izzy in the Doghouse
  • Izzy's Tail of Trouble (2022)
  • Izzy's Dog Days of Summer (2023)

Jasper John Dooley series

  1. Star of the Week, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2012)
  2. Left Behind, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2013)
  3. Not in Love, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2014)
  4. You're in Trouble, illustrated by Ben Clanton (2015)
  5. Lost and Found, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2015)
  6. Public Library Enemy #1, illustrated by Mike Shiell (2016)

Pierre & Paul series

The Pierre & Paul books are illustrated by Alice Carter.

  • Avalanche! (2020)
  • Dragon! (2021)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adderson, Caroline 1963–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Jessop, Paula (16 December 2013). "Caroline Adderson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Caroline Adderson". Simon Fraser University. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Caroline Adderson". The Banff Centre. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Shields in running for Governor General Award; Nomination comes just after Booker Prize loss". Halifax Daily News. 29 October 1993.
  6. ↑ "Locals on longlist of nominees". The Telegram, September 12, 2006.
  7. ↑ "2012 Longlist". Dublin Literary Award. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "The longlist is revealed". The Sunday Times. 23 January 2013. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Library Association Announces Shortlist for 2013 Book of the Year for Children Award". Canadian Library Association. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Winners of the 2013 B.C. Book Prizes announced". The Georgia Straight. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Deogun, Inderjit (26 April 2022). "2022 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award shortlists announced". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.

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