Deborah Willis (author)
Deborah Willis | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Website | http://www.deborahwillis.ca/ |
Deborah Willis is a Canadian writer.
Biography
Daughter of Pauline and Gary Willis, she was born in
Willis has worked as a technical writer and a bookseller at Munroe's Books in Victoria, British Columbia.[1]
Writing
Willis' fiction has appeared in The Virginia Quarterly, The Iowa Review,
Her second collection of short fiction, The Dark and Other Love Stories (2017), was published by
Willis was a writer-in-residence at the Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver,[1] at the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary for the 2012-2013 academic year,[2] and at MacEwan University in Edmonton.
In 2023, Willis published her novel Girlfriend on Mars. The New York Times wrote in a review: "Every detail is sharply placed by Willis, who has a scorching sense of humor and a soft spot for humanity down here on Earth."[4] The novel was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Deborah Willis". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Calgary Distinguished Writers Program names Deborah Willis as 2012-2013 Writer-in-Residence | News & Events | University of Calgary". Ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ "The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents Its 2017 Longlist". www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Beggs, Alex. "What Does It Even Mean to Be Real?". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
External links
- Deborah Willis Home Page Retrieved 2011-11-27.
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