Anakana Schofield
Anakana Schofield (born 1971) is an Irish-Canadian author, who won the 2012 Amazon.ca First Novel Award[1] and the Debut-Litzer Prize for Fiction[2] in 2013 for her debut novel Malarky. Born in England to an Irish mother, she lived in London and in Dublin, Ireland until moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1999.[3] The novel was also a shortlisted nominee for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.[4]
Anakana Schofield | |
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Schofield in Vancouver, BC (2015) | |
Born | 1971 England |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Irish/Canadian |
Period | 2010s-present |
Notable works | Malarky, Martin John |
Website | |
anakanaschofield |
Martin John, her second novel, was published in 2015. The novel was shortlisted for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize,[5] the 2016 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize,[6] the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize,[7] and the 2017 ReLit Award for fiction.[8] Her upcoming third novel, Bina, is centred on Our Woman's best friend from her first book Malarky. [9]
Schofield has also been a literary critic, essayist and broadcaster, contributing to the London Review of Books Blog, The Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, The Guardian,[10] The Irish Times and the Vancouver Sun.[1]
Her newest novel, Bina: A Novel in Warnings, was published in 2019.[11]
Works
- Malarky (2012, ISBN 978-1926845388)
- Rereading the Riot Act And On (2013, ISBN 978-1-927394-10-6)
- Martin John (2015, ISBN 9781771960342)
- Bina: A Novel in Warnings (2019)
- excerpt: Bina. Granta #141, 2017, pp. 143–148
References
- Quill, Gregg, "Anakana Schofield's Malarky wins First Novel Award". Toronto Star, April 24, 2013.
- "The Winners of the 2013 Debut-litzer Prizes - Late Night Library". Late Night Library. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- "First time lucky". Quill & Quire, August 2012.
- "Schofield, Gaston highlight B.C. Book Prize nominees" Archived July 13, 2013, at Archive.today. National Post, March 14, 2013.
- Keeler, Emily M., "Giller short list highlights Heather O'Neill, Anakana Schofield, and André Alexis". National Post, October 5, 2015.
- Robertson, Becky, "Alix Hawley, Anakana Schofield among B.C. Book Prize finalists". Quill & Quire, March 9, 2016.
- Flood, Alison, "Goldsmiths prize shortlists novels 'that break the mould'". The Guardian, September 28, 2016.
- Tobias, Conan, "2016 ReLit nominees announced". Quill & Quire, January 24, 2017.
- "Berton House writer wrapping up". Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- Schofield, Anakana (July 25, 2013). "Anakana Schofield: publicising a novel - the problems". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- "28 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2019". CBC Books, January 25, 2019.