Lori Lansens is a

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ist and screenwriter.Judy Stoffman, "Toronto writer signs big U.S. deal ; Lori Lansens' novel tells of descendants of runaway slaves". ''

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'', April 10, 2002.

Profile

Lansens, a successful screenwriter, has credits including the films ''

South of Wawa ''South of Wawa'' is a 1991 Canadian comedy film. It was written by Lori Lansens and directed by Robert Boyd."Film Review: South of Wawa". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 24, 1992. The film stars Rebecca Jenkins as Lizette, a woman stuck in an unha ...

'', '' Wolf Girl'' and ''

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'', prior to publishing her first novel ''Rush Home Road'' in 2002. It was a shortlisted finalist for the

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. Lansens' follow-up novel, '' The Girls'', was published in 2005. ''The Girls'' received recognition as a 2007

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from the

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. and was longlisted for the

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in 2007. She followed up with ''The Wife's Tale'' in 2009, and ''The Mountain Story'' in 2015. In fall 2019 Lansens published ''This Little Light'', concerning the bombing of a Calabasas Christian school, after which a rebellious young girl is accused of the crime. The novel deals with themes of sex and religion, both common themes for this author. Originally from

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, Lansens currently resides in

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with her husband, television director and producer

Milan Cheylov Milan Cheylov is a Canadian television director/producer. A professional stage actor at 15, Cheylov ran Bootleg Theatre in Toronto for ten years. He acted in theatre, television and film for almost twenty years. He started producing and directin ...

, along with their children.Sarah Hampson, "'I've always been drawn to people on the fringes'". ''

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'', August 31, 2009.

Bibliography

* ''Rush Home Road'' (2002) * '' The Girls'' (2006) * ''The Wife's Tale'' (2010) * ''The Mountain Story'' (2015) * ''This Little Light'' (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lansens, Lori 1962 births 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian women screenwriters Canadian women novelists Living people People from Chatham-Kent 21st-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters