Sharon Butala
Encyclopedia
Sharon Butala is a Canadian
novelist who lives in Eastend, Saskatchewan
.
In 2001, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
. In 2002, she received the Governor General's award.
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 who lives in Eastend, Saskatchewan
Eastend, Saskatchewan
-Infrastructure:The Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides intercity passenger and parcel express service to Eastend.-Attractions:Local Attractions:...
.
In 2001, she was made an Officer of 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 2002, she received the Governor General's award.
Works
- Country of the Heart (1984)
- Queen of the Headaches (1985) (nominated for a Governor General's Award1985 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1985 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's TaleOther Finalists:...
) - The Gates of the Sun (1986)
- Fever (1990)
- The Fourth Archangel (1992)
- Luna (1994)
- The Perfection of the Morning (1994) (nominated for a Governor General's Award1994 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges set up by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
) - Coyote's Morning Cry (1995)
- Upstream (1996)
- The Garden of Eden (1998)
- Wild Stone Heart (2000)
- Real Life: Short Stories (2002)
- Lilac Moon: Dreaming of the Real West (2005) (winner of the 2005 Saskatchewan Book Award for Nonfiction)
- The Girl in Saskatoon (2008) (about a beauty queen murdered in SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
in 1962, and the lasting memory of her life and death in this city)