Neil_Smith_(writer)

Neil Smith (writer)

Neil Smith (writer)

Canadian writer and translator

Neil Smith (born 1964) is a Canadian writer and translator from Montreal, Quebec.[1] His novel Boo, published in 2015,[2] won the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[3] Boo was also nominated for a Sunburst Award[4] and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award,[5] and was longlisted for the Prix des libraires du Québec.

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Smith published his debut book, the short story collection Bang Crunch, in 2007.[6] It was chosen as a best book of the year by the Washington Post and The Globe and Mail, won the McAuslan First Book Prize from the Quebec Writers' Federation,[7] and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Three stories in the book were also nominated for the Journey Prize.[8]

Smith also has a degree in translation and translates from French to English.[9] The Goddess of Fireflies, his translation of Geneviève Pettersen's novel La déesse des mouches à feu, was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[10]

His newest book of fiction, the novel Jones, was released in August 2022. It is the harrowing story of a pair of siblings attempting to survive the horror show of their family.[11] It, too, was nominated for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[12]

Literary translations

  • Bruno Hébert, “It’s Not Me, I Swear,” The Malahat Review, 2014.[13]
  • Geneviève Pettersen, The Goddess of Fireflies, Véhicule Press, 2016.[14]
  • Geneviève Pettersen, “The Queen of Zilch,” The Walrus, 2017.[15]
  • Chloé Savoie-Bernard, “Of Roses and Insects,” Granta #141, 2017.
  • Véronique Côté, Steve Gagnon, “Spasm” in I Never Talk About It, QC Fiction, 2017.[16]
  • Simon Boulerice, “The Mascara Kid,” The Malahat Review, 2018.[17]
  • Simon Boulerice, “Javotte,” Carte blanche, 2020.[18]
  • Philippe Chagnon, “The Salad Spinner,” Carte blanche, 2022.[19]
  • Paul Ruban, “Stargazer,” The Malahat Review, 2023.[20]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nice and easy does it". Quill & Quire, Winter 2007.
  2. [2]
    Nicholas Cameron, "Review: Neil Smith’s Boo is a novel of tremendous imagination". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Ian McGillis, "Neil Smith, Anita Anand, David McGimpsey honoured at QWF Awards". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Erin Balser, "Gemma Files wins 2016 Sunburst Award for "uniquely Canadian" novel". CBC Books, July 13, 2017.
  5. [5]
    Becky Robertson, "Awards: Canadian Library Association names 2016 YA Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, March 2, 2016.
  6. [6]
    John Burns, "Bang Crunch: First fiction by Neil Smith". The Georgia Straight, January 24, 2007.
  7. [7]
    "Montreal's Heather O'Neill wins Quebec book prize". CBC Arts, November 22, 2007.
  8. [8]
    Gordon Bowness, "In print: Neil Smith’s Bang Crunch". Daily Xtra, January 31, 2007.
  9. [9]
    Michael Posner, "Getting bang for his pluck". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2007.
  10. [10]
    Mark Medley, "Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
  11. [11]
    Robert J. Wiersema (August 19, 2022). "'Jones' may be a common name, but Neil Smith's new novel is uncommonly powerful". Toronto Star.
  12. [12]
    "Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards return with a plot twist".
  13. [13]
    "The Malahat Review". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  14. [14]
    "The Goddess of Fireflies by Geneviève Pettersen". www.vehiculepress.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  15. [15]
    "The Queen of Zilch | The Walrus". 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  16. [16]
    "I Never Talk About It (2017)". QC Fiction. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  17. [17]
    "The Malahat Review Issue 205". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  18. [18]
    "Javotte". carte blanche. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  19. [19]
    "The Salad Spinner by Neil Smith". carte blanche magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  20. [20]
    "The Malahat Review Issue 222". www.malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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