Michel Basilières
Michel Basilières | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Notable works | Black Bird |
| Notable awards | Amazon.ca First Novel Award (2004) |
Michel Basilières (born 1960 in Montreal) is a Canadian writer, best known for his 2003 debut novel Black Bird.[1]
Background
Basilières, the son of a
Career
Black Bird was published in 2003 as part of
Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel.[4]
Following his award win, Basilières was a freelance book reviewer for the Toronto Star, the National Post and The Globe and Mail, and taught creative writing at the University of Toronto.
His second novel, A Free Man, published in 2015,[6] was a ReLit Award finalist in 2016.
Awards
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Black Bird | Books in Canada First Novel Award
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Winner | [7] |
Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel
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Shortlist | [4] | ||
| Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour | Shortlist | [5] | ||
| 2016 | A Free Man | ReLit Award for Novel
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Shortlist |
Publications
- Black Bird. ISBN 978-0-676-97528-4.
- A Free Man. a misFit book. 2015. ISBN 978-1-770-41233-0.
References
- ^ Montreal Gazette, April 12, 2003.
- ^ "Alone between two solitudes". The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2003.
- ^ a b "The October Crisis you've never seen". Ottawa Citizen, March 27, 2003.
- ^ Kingston Whig-Standard, October 14, 2004.
- ^ a b "Leacock shortlisters". National Post, March 25, 2004.
- ^ "Allowing Oneself To be Deceived". National Post, May 9, 2015.
- ^ "Basilieres wins first novel award". The Telegram, October 17, 2004.
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