Dora Dueck (born 1950) is a Canadian writer. She is the author of three novels, a collection of short fiction, and a collection of essays and memoir. Her second novel, ''This Hidden Thing'', was shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and won the

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at the 2011 Manitoba Book Awards. ''What You Get at Home'', a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award at the 2013 Manitoba Book Awards. It won the High Plains Book Award for Short Stories.

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, a Canadian literary magazine, awarded its 2014 Novella Prize to her story "Mask". ''All That Belongs'', her third novel, was published in 2019. Her stories and articles have appeared in a variety of journals and on the CBC. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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and a Master of Arts degree in history from the

and the

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(2012) * ''All That Belongs'' Winnipeg, MB: Turnstone Press (2019) * ''Return Stroke: Essays and Memoir'' Winnipeg, MB: CMU Press (2022)

Awards

* 2020 Shortlisted, Carol Shields Winnipeg Books Award - ''All That Belongs'' *2014 Winner, The Malahat Review - Novella Prize - ''Mask'' * 2013 Winner, High Plains Book Award - Short Stories - ''What You Get at Home'' * 2013 Shortlisted, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction - ''What You Get at Home'' * 2013 Shortlisted, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award - ''What You Get at Home'' * 2011 Shortlisted, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction - ''This Hidden Thing'' * 2011 Winner,

- ''This Hidden Thing''McNally Robinson Book Award Winners
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References

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