Nicole Lundrigan

Nicole Lundrigan
RelativesJohn Lundrigan (father)
Writing career
Genres
  • Thriller
  • crime fiction
Websitenicolelundrigan.com

Nicole Lundrigan is a Canadian thriller writer. She has been nominated for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel twice.

Life

Nicole Lundrigan was born to parents Nancy and John Lundrigan in Ottawa, Ontario. Her family moved back to Newfoundland when she was two and she grew up in Upper Gullies. She attended Queen Elizabeth Regional High School in Foxtrap, Newfoundland and received a BSc from the University of New Brunswick as well as a BA in anthropology from Saint Mary's University. She then moved to Ontario in 1996 to complete an MSc from the University of Toronto. She gave birth to a daughter after finishing her master's and decided not to pursue a PhD.

Books

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2006 ThawReLit Awards NovelLonglisted
2009 The Seary Line ReLit Awards NovelLonglisted
Sunburst Award Adult Recommended
2012 Glass BoysReLit Awards NovelLonglisted
2020 Hideaway Crime Writers of Canada Awards Novel Shortlisted
2023 An Unthinkable Thing Novel Shortlisted

References

  1. ↑ O'Cinneide, C.S. (12 May 2020). "Interview with Nicole Lundrigan". She Kills Lit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Nicole Lundrigan". The Modern Novel. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "One of Life's Not So Little Mysteries" (PDF). SMArts. Saint Mary's University. 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "About". Nicole Lundrigan. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Kowalewski-Pizzi, Ashley (20 June 2017). "What's Her Secret? Author Nicole Lundrigan". 29Secrets. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Sutcliffe, J.C. (16 September 2011). "Glass Boys, by Nicole Lundrigan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Potkins, Meghan (3 September 2011). "Sep 2011: Opinion: Characters revealed in minute detail". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Marchand, Phillip (1 November 2013). "Open Book: The Widow Tree, by Nicole Lundrigan". National Post. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Eggertson, Laura (7 November 2013). "The Widow Tree by Nicole Lundrigan: review". Toronto Star. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Lowe, Kristen (7 July 2017). "Lowe: Keep an eye on this psychological thriller author". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Nicole Lundrigan's Hideaway features mom running rampant". O Canada. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Hideaway Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Cannon, Margaret (2 September 2022). "Six thrillers to help soothe the crime of summer's end". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "An Unthinkable Thing". CBC. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "TOtimes Books: A MAN DOWNSTAIRS by Nicole Lundrigan". Toronto Times. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "2006 ReLit Awards longlist". Quill & Quire. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "ReLit longlists announced". Quill & Quire. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Shortlists for the 2009 Sunburst Awards | The Sunburst Award Society". www.sunburstaward.org. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Beattie, Steven W. (4 September 2012). "ReLit (very) longlists announced". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  20. ↑ Porter, Ryan (22 April 2020). "Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Raymundo, Bridget (25 April 2023). "Thomas King, Linwood Barclay, Iona Whishaw, H.N. Khan shortlisted for crime writing awards". CBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.