Neil Smith (born 1964) is a Canadian writer and translator from Montreal, Quebec.[1] His novel Boo, published in 2015,[2] won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[3] Boo was also nominated for a Sunburst Award[4] and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award,[5] and was longlisted for the Prix des libraires du Québec.
Neil Smith | |
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| Born | 1964 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Bang Crunch, Boo, Jones |
| Notable awards | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction |
Smith published his debut book, the short story collection Bang Crunch, in 2007.[6] It was chosen as a best book of the year by the Washington Post and The Globe and Mail, won the McAuslan First Book Prize from the Quebec Writers' Federation,[7] and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Three stories in the book were also nominated for the Journey Prize.[8]
Smith also has a degree in translation and translates from French to English.[9] The Goddess of Fireflies, his translation of Geneviève Pettersen's novel La déesse des mouches à feu, was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[10]
His newest book of fiction, the novel Jones, was released in August 2022. It is the harrowing story of a pair of siblings attempting to survive the horror show of their family.[11] It, too, was nominated for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[12]
Literary translations
edit- Bruno Hébert, “It’s Not Me, I Swear,” The Malahat Review, 2014.[13]
- Geneviève Pettersen, The Goddess of Fireflies, Véhicule Press, 2016.[14]
- Geneviève Pettersen, “The Queen of Zilch,” The Walrus, 2017.[15]
- Chloé Savoie-Bernard, “Of Roses and Insects,” Granta #141, 2017.
- Véronique Côté, Steve Gagnon, “Spasm” in I Never Talk About It, QC Fiction, 2017.[16]
- Simon Boulerice, “The Mascara Kid,” The Malahat Review, 2018.[17]
- Simon Boulerice, “Javotte,” Carte blanche, 2020.[18]
- Philippe Chagnon, “The Salad Spinner,” Carte blanche, 2022.[19]
- Paul Ruban, “Stargazer,” The Malahat Review, 2023.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Nice and easy does it". Quill & Quire, Winter 2007.
- ^ Nicholas Cameron, "Review: Neil Smith’s Boo is a novel of tremendous imagination". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2015.
- ^ Ian McGillis, "Neil Smith, Anita Anand, David McGimpsey honoured at QWF Awards". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2015.
- ^ Erin Balser, "Gemma Files wins 2016 Sunburst Award for "uniquely Canadian" novel". CBC Books, July 13, 2017.
- ^ Becky Robertson, "Awards: Canadian Library Association names 2016 YA Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, March 2, 2016.
- ^ John Burns, "Bang Crunch: First fiction by Neil Smith". The Georgia Straight, January 24, 2007.
- ^ "Montreal's Heather O'Neill wins Quebec book prize". CBC Arts, November 22, 2007.
- ^ Gordon Bowness, "In print: Neil Smith’s Bang Crunch". Daily Xtra, January 31, 2007.
- ^ Michael Posner, "Getting bang for his pluck". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2007.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
- ^ Robert J. Wiersema (August 19, 2022). "'Jones' may be a common name, but Neil Smith's new novel is uncommonly powerful". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards return with a plot twist".
- ^ "The Malahat Review". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "The Goddess of Fireflies by Geneviève Pettersen". www.vehiculepress.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "The Queen of Zilch | The Walrus". 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "I Never Talk About It (2017)". QC Fiction. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "The Malahat Review Issue 205". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Javotte". carte blanche. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "The Salad Spinner by Neil Smith". carte blanche magazine. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "The Malahat Review Issue 222". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.