Herb Curtis
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Herb Curtis is a Canadian
novelist and humourist who writes about and has long lived in New Brunswick
. He is best known for writing the Brennen Siding Trilogy, three connected novels set in the fictional community of Brennen Siding, New Brunswick (loosely based on Kennan Siding, New Brunswick). The trilogy consists of the novels The Americans are Coming, The Last Tasmanian and The Lone Angler. The most critically acclaimed of the series is The Last Tasmanian which won the 1992 Thomas Head Raddall Award
and was nominated for the Commonwealth Prize. In 1999, Curtis was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
for his collection of humorous stories, Luther Corhern's Salmon Camp Chronicles.
Curtis grew up near Blackville, New Brunswick
, and currently resides in Fredericton. His novels The Americans are Coming and The Last Tasmanian have both been adapted for the stage, In 2006, Curtis was a contributing author to The Penguin Anthology of Canadian Humour.
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 and humourist who writes about and has long lived in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. He is best known for writing the Brennen Siding Trilogy, three connected novels set in the fictional community of Brennen Siding, New Brunswick (loosely based on Kennan Siding, New Brunswick). The trilogy consists of the novels The Americans are Coming, The Last Tasmanian and The Lone Angler. The most critically acclaimed of the series is The Last Tasmanian which won the 1992 Thomas Head Raddall Award
Thomas Head Raddall Award
The Thomas Head Raddall Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, to the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces...
and was nominated for the Commonwealth Prize. In 1999, Curtis was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is an annual literary award presented to the best work of humorous literature in English by a Canadian writer. The award is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock , and is accompanied by a cash prize of $15,000...
for his collection of humorous stories, Luther Corhern's Salmon Camp Chronicles.
Curtis grew up near Blackville, New Brunswick
Blackville, New Brunswick
Blackville is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.It is located on the Southwest Miramichi River approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Miramichi.-Economy:...
, and currently resides in Fredericton. His novels The Americans are Coming and The Last Tasmanian have both been adapted for the stage, In 2006, Curtis was a contributing author to The Penguin Anthology of Canadian Humour.
Works
- The Americans are Coming - 1989
- The Last Tasmanian - 1991
- Look What the Cat Drug In - 1991
- Slow Men Working In Trees - 1991
- Hoofprints on the Sheets - 1993
- The Lone Angler - 1993
- The Silent Partner - 1996
- The Scholten Story - 1996
- Luther Corhern's Salmon Camp Chronicles (1997)
- Gifts to Last: Christmas Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland (Contributing Author) 1996
- Atlantica: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland (Contributing Author) 2001
- The Penguin Anthology of Canadian Humour (Contributing Author) 2006
- Bruno Bobak (Contributing Author) 2006