Terry Griggs is a Canadian author.
["Terry Griggs: Writers to Watch". '']Edmonton Journal
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History
The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as ...
'', 25 June 1995. Her book of short stories ''Quickening'' was a finalist at the
1991 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada."First novel earns top literary honor". ''Windsor Star'', December 4, 1991. The winners were selected by a panel ...
, and she won the
Marian Engel Award
Marian may refer to:
People
* Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia
* Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name
* Marian (surname), a list of people so named
Places
*Marian, Iran (disambiguation)
* Marian, Queensland ...
in 2003.
Originally from
Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island is an island in Lake Huron, located within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario, in the bioregion known as Laurentia. With an area of , it is the largest lake island in the world, large enough that it has over 100 ...
, where her family operated a fishing lodge near
Little Current, she studied English literature at the
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...
.
[
She presently lives in Stratford, Ontario.]["New writer-in-residence tied to local publisher". '']Windsor Star
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History
The paper began as the weekly ''Windsor Record'' in 1888, changing its name to the ''Bo ...
'', 26 September 2009.
Bibliography
* 1990: ''Quickening'' ( Porcupine's Quill, )
* 1995: ''The Lusty Man'' (Porcupine's Quill, )
* 2002: ''Rogue's Wedding'' (Random House Canada
Random House of Canada was the Canadian distributor for Random House, Inc. from 1944 until 2013. On July 1, 2013, it amalgamated with Penguin Canada to become Penguin Random House Canada.
Company history
Random House of Canada was established i ...
, )
* 2009: ''Thought You Were Dead'' (Biblioasis
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, )
* 2004: ''The Silver Door'' (Raincoast Books, )
* 2006: ''Invisible Ink'' (Raincoast Books, )
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian short story writers
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
Writers from Ontario
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women short story writers
People from Stratford, Ontario
People from Manitoulin Island
University of Ottawa alumni
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