Ashley Little

Ashley Little (born 1983) is a Canadian author of both adult and young adult literature.

Ashley Little
Born1983 (age 36–37)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Victoria, University of British Columbia
GenreFiction
Notable worksPRICK: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist, The New Normal, Anatomy of a Girl Gang, Niagara Motel, Confessions of a Teenage Leper
Notable awardsEthel Wilson Fiction Prize, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize,

Early life and education

Little was born in Calgary, Alberta. She earned her bachelor of fine arts in creative writing and film studies at the University of Victoria and an MFA in creative writing from University of British Columbia. She lives in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.[1]

Career

Little's debut novel PRICK: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist was published by Tightrope Books in 2011. Prick was shortlisted for the ReLit Award.[2] Her second novel The New Normal (Orca Book Publishers, 2013)[3] is for young adults.[4][5] The New Normal won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the 2014 BC Book Prizes.[6] Her third novel, Anatomy of a Girl Gang (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2013)[7] won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize at the 2014 BC Book Prizes,[8][9] one of two awards Little won that year.[10][11] Anatomy of a Girl Gang was a Finalist for the 2014 City of Vancouver Book Award[12] and longlisted for the 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.[13]

Little's short fiction has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, including Room (2010),[14] Broken Pencil (2011),[15] and Writing Without Direction: 10 1/2 Short Stories by Canadian Authors Under 30.[16]

Little served as the 2014 writer in residence for Calgary's Alexandra Writers Centre Society,[17] and as the 2015 Vancouver Public Library Writer in Residence.[18] In 2017, Little also served as the Edna Staebler Writer in Residence for Wilfrid Laurier University.[19]

References
  1. Brett Josef Grubisic, "Girls inhabit gritty world in Anatomy of A Girl Gang" Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Sun, February 3, 2014.
  2. "Ashley Little: 10 tips to bag a writer". National Post, October 15, 2013.
  3. "The New Normal". Publishers Weekly.
  4. "The New Normal". Quill & Quire.
  5. "THE NEW NORMAL". Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2013.
  6. "BC Book Prizes". BC Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  7. "Book review: Anatomy of a girl gang, by Ashley Little". LGBT Book Reviews (American Library Association).
  8. "The best reads of 2014". Richmond Review, December 26, 2014.
  9. "BC Book Prizes". BC Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  10. "Thomas King supreme literary ruler of 2014". The Vancouver Sun, December 12, 2014.
  11. "Previous Winners › BC Book Prizes". BC Book Prizes. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  14. "More Room Success Stories". Room. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  15. "Blog Archive » Fiction: Heartbreak for Dummies". Broken Pencil. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  16. 2010. Clark Nova Books.
  17. 2014 Writer in Residence | Alexandra Writers Centre Society
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Ashley Little named 2017 Edna Staebler Writer in Residence".
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