Lauren B. Davis
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Lauren B. Davis is a Canadian writer.
Born in Montreal
, Quebec
, Davis lived in France
for over a decade, and now resides in Princeton
, New Jersey
, where she runs the SHARPENING THE QUILL WRITERS WORKSHOPS and is past Writer-in-Residence at Trinity Episcopalian Church.
Her novel, "Our Daily Bread" was named as one of the "Very Best Book of 2011" by THE GLOBE & MAIL; The Radiant City (2005) was a finalist for the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize. The Stubborn Season (2002), was chosen for the Robert Adams Lecture Series. Adams's lecture was televised on TVOntario
's program "Imprint". An Unrehearsed Desire (2008) was longlisted for the Relit Awards. Her short fiction has also been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and she is the recipient of two Mid-Career Writer Sustaining grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, in 2000 and 2006.
She studied creative writing at Indiana University
. Early in her career, Davis was mentored by Timothy Findley
, at the Humber College
School for Writers, where went on to be mentor herself (2007-2009). She was past European Editor for the Literary Review of Canada
from 1999 to 2002.
Davis has taught fiction writing at the WICE (Paris); The American University of Paris; The Geneva Writers' Conference; and Seattle University's Writers' Conference in Allihies, Ireland. Davis has also lectured on writing at Trent University, Rider University, Humber College and The Paris Writers' Workshop, and has done numerous readings.
Globe & Mail review of OUR DAILY BREAD
Born 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
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Davis lived in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for over a decade, and now resides in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, where she runs the SHARPENING THE QUILL WRITERS WORKSHOPS and is past Writer-in-Residence at Trinity Episcopalian Church.
Her novel, "Our Daily Bread" was named as one of the "Very Best Book of 2011" by THE GLOBE & MAIL; The Radiant City (2005) was a finalist for the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize. The Stubborn Season (2002), was chosen for the Robert Adams Lecture Series. Adams's lecture was televised on TVOntario
TVOntario
TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
's program "Imprint". An Unrehearsed Desire (2008) was longlisted for the Relit Awards. Her short fiction has also been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and she is the recipient of two Mid-Career Writer Sustaining grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, in 2000 and 2006.
She studied creative writing at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. Early in her career, Davis was mentored by Timothy Findley
Timothy Findley
Timothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O.Ont was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.-Biography:...
, at the Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
School for Writers, where went on to be mentor herself (2007-2009). She was past European Editor for the Literary Review of Canada
Literary Review of Canada
The Literary Review of Canada is a Canadian magazine that publishes ten times a year. The magazine publishes essays and reviews of books on political, cultural and social topics, as well as Canadian poetry...
from 1999 to 2002.
Davis has taught fiction writing at the WICE (Paris); The American University of Paris; The Geneva Writers' Conference; and Seattle University's Writers' Conference in Allihies, Ireland. Davis has also lectured on writing at Trent University, Rider University, Humber College and The Paris Writers' Workshop, and has done numerous readings.
External links
- Official Site of Lauren B. Davis
- View from the Library Window - blog
- Reading Guide for The Radiant City
- Reading Guide for The Stubborn Season
Globe & Mail review of OUR DAILY BREAD