Andrew Battershill

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Andrew Battershill
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s–present
Notable awardsReLit Award (2019)
SpouseSuzannah Showler
RelativesClaire Battershill (sibling)

Andrew Battershill is a Canadian writer[1] who cofounded the online literary magazine Dragnet Magazine with Jeremy Hanson-Finger.[2]

In 2016, his debut novel, Pillow, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize[3] and the Sunburst Award,[4] and a finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize[5] in 2016.

His second novel, Marry, Bang, Kill, won the 2019 ReLit Award for fiction.[6]

Originally from British Columbia, Battershills studied creative writing at the University of Toronto and served as the 2017-2018 Writer-in-Residence at the Regina Public Library.[7] He is the brother of writer Claire Battershill.

Awards[edit]

Awards for Battershill's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2016 Pillow Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist [3]
2016 Pillow Sunburst Award Nominee [4]
2016 Pillow Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist [5]
2019 Marry, Bang, Kill ReLit Award for Fiction Winner [8]

Publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Crimes against Surrealism: Pillow, by Andrew Battershill, reviewed" Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. National Post, November 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dragnet Magazine: Seriously Funny" Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, December 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Medley, Mark (2016-09-07). "Emma Donoghue, Mona Awad among 12 Giller Prize nominees". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. ^ a b Robertson, Becky (2016-06-08). "Awards: Atwood, Alexis, O'Neill among Sunburst nominees". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. ^ a b "Second Annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Winners Announced". Kobo Books. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. ^ "Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  7. ^ "Regina Public Library selects 2017-18 Writer in Residence" (PDF). Regina Public Library. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-11. He currently resides in Vancouver with his wife, the poet and essayist Suzannah Showler, and will relocate to Regina to begin his residency on August 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

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