Bonnie Burnard
Encyclopedia
Bonnie Burnard is a Canadian
novelist.
She grew up in Forest, Ontario
, lived much of her life in Saskatchewan, and now lives in London, Ontario
.
for a first novel.
In 1995, she was awarded the Marian Engel Award
, and in 1999, she won the Giller Prize for her novel, A Good House.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist.
She grew up in Forest, Ontario
Forest, Ontario
Forest is a small town located near Sarnia, Ontario in Canada. It is very close to the shore of Lake Huron and is part of the municipality of Lambton Shores and the county of Lambton.- Population :...
, lived much of her life in Saskatchewan, and now lives in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
.
Awards
In 1989, Women of Influence won the Commonwealth Writers' PrizeCommonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website...
for a first novel.
In 1995, she was awarded the Marian Engel Award
Marian Engel Award
The Marian Engel Award was a Canadian literary award, presented each year from 1986 to 2007 by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the writer Marian Engel...
, and in 1999, she won the Giller Prize for her novel, A Good House.
Selected works
- Women of Influence (1988), ISBN 0-919926-81-9
- Casino & Other Stories (1995), ISBN 0-00-224255-9
- A Good HouseA Good HouseA Good House is a novel by Canadian writer Bonnie Burnard, published in 1999. It was the winner of that year's Giller Prize....
(1999), ISBN 0-00-225526-X, winner of the 1999 Giller Prize - Suddenly (2009), ISBN 0-00-648524-3
External links
- Bonnie Burnard at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...
- "Bonnie Burnard", Saskatchewan Publishers Group