Meredith Hambrock

Meredith Hambrock is a Canadian writer from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Previously a television writer for Some Assembly Required and Corner Gas Animated, she published her debut novel Other People's Secrets in 2022, and served as writer-in-residence for the Saskatoon Public Library in 2023. In 2016, her short story "You Should Go Over There" was longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize, and in 2026, her second novel, She's a Lamb!, won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Currently, she co-hosts The Novel Writer's Podcast with Brianna Labuskes.

Her episode "A Lot to Be Desired" from Corner Gas Animated was nominated for the Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in Animation in 2022.

Publications

Other People's Secrets (2022) Crooked Lane Books
She's a Lamb! (2025) ECW Press

Filmography

Some Assembly Required

1.05 – "Kick the Can"

Corner Gas Animated

2.01 – "Dream Waiver" (co-written with Brent Butt)
2.08 – "Bush League" (co-written with Brent Butt)
3.04 – "Sound and Fury"
3.05 – "Float Your Vote" (co-written with Andrew Carr)
3.06 – "Lock n' Loaf" (co-written with Brent Butt)
3.08 – "Band Aid" (co-written with Brent Butt)
4.02 – "Mother Father Figure"
4.05 – "A Lot to Be Desired"
4.10 – "Putt Putt Go"

References

↑ "A Working Actor Feels Destined to Be a Star At Any Cost in Meredith Hambrock's Darkly Comic Novel". Open Book. April 22, 2025. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
↑ "'Some Assembly Required' Kick the Can (TV Episode 2014)". IMDb.
↑ Peterson, Julia (2023-07-12). "Corner Gas Animated writer Meredith Hambrock latest Saskatoon library writer in residence". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
↑ Santos-Vieira, Daphne (May 15, 2017). "31 writers make the 2016 CBC Short Story Prize longlist". CBC.
↑ Murphy, Aisling (2025-04-11). "Author Meredith Hambrock puts a dark spin on theatre life with twisty tale She's a Lamb!". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
↑ Proctor, Anna (2026-06-28). "'Tour de force': Comedy TV writer wins coveted Leacock Medal". NewmarketToday.ca. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
↑ "The Novel Writers Podcast". Spotify. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ "The Novel Writers Podcast". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
↑ "Leo Awards (2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
↑ "2022 LEO AWARDS, Nominees & Winners by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
↑ Hambrock, Meredith (2022-09-06). Other People's Secrets. Crooked Lane Books. ISBN 978-1-63910-098-9.
↑ Hambrock, Meredith (2025-04-07). She’s a Lamb!. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77852-375-5.

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