Kent Stetson
Encyclopedia
Kent Stetson is a Canadian playwright
and novel
ist. He born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island
, Canada and lives in Montreal
, Quebec. Kent was appointed to the Order Of Canada
in July 2007. His tragedy
in three acts for twelve men, The Harps of God received the 2001 Governor General's Literary Award for English language drama, and the 2001 Canadian Author’s Association’s inaugural Carol Bolt
Award. Other awards include the Prince Edward Island Literary Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Literature of Prince Edward Island, and The Wendell Boyle award for contributions to PEI Heritage.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist. He born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Canada and lives in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec. Kent was appointed to the Order Of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in July 2007. His tragedy
Tragedy
Tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of...
in three acts for twelve men, The Harps of God received the 2001 Governor General's Literary Award for English language drama, and the 2001 Canadian Author’s Association’s inaugural Carol Bolt
Carol Bolt
Carol Bolt was a Canadian playwright. She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada....
Award. Other awards include the Prince Edward Island Literary Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Literature of Prince Edward Island, and The Wendell Boyle award for contributions to PEI Heritage.