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Terry Griggs
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalityCanadian
Period1990s-present
Notable worksQuickening

Terry Griggs is a Canadian author.[1] Her book of short stories Quickening was a finalist at the 1991 Governor General's Awards,[2] and she won the Marian Engel Award in 2003.[3]

Originally from Manitoulin Island,[4] where her family operated a fishing lodge near Little Current,[5] she studied English literature at the University of Western Ontario.[1]

She presently lives in Stratford, Ontario.[6]

Bibliography

  • 1990: Quickening (Porcupine's Quill, ISBN 0-88984-111-X)
  • 1995: The Lusty Man (Porcupine's Quill, ISBN 0-88984-159-4)
  • 2000: Cat's Eye Corner (Raincoast Books, ISBN 1-55192-350-5)
  • 2002: Rogue's Wedding (Random House Canada, ISBN 0-679-31144-0)
  • 2004: The Silver Door (Raincoast Books, ISBN 1-55192-685-7)
  • 2009: Thought You Were Dead (Biblioasis, ISBN 1-897231-53-9)
  • 2009: Quickening (Biblioasis, ISBN 1-897231-57-1)
  • 2010: Nieve (Biblioasis, ISBN 978-1-897231-87-6)

References

  1. ^ a b "Terry Griggs: Writers to Watch". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 1995.
  2. ^ "Finalists announced for top book awards". Toronto Star, November 8, 1991.
  3. ^ "Writers' Trust doles out prizes". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2003.
  4. ^ "It's a successful year for writers with Manitoulin ties". Sudbury Star, March 7, 2003.
  5. ^ "The elusive Terry Griggs". The Globe and Mail, October 26. 2002.
  6. ^ "New writer-in-residence tied to local publisher". Windsor Star, September 26, 2009.