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Dead Girls (short Story Collection)
''Dead Girls'' is a Canadian short story collection by author Nancy Lee and was originally published in 2002 by McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Each story in the collection stars different characters, and all deal with the themes of eroticism, destruction, power, and loss. ''Dead Girls'' is Lee's debut novel and draws its inspiration from the missing women of Vancouver between 1978 and 2001. Background Reportedly, much of the novel was inspired by the BC Missing Women Investigation, which covered the disappearances of over 60 women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside between 1978 and 2001. Lee was working as a publicist in an office near Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during this time, and was constantly aware of the sex workers on the streets. While the missing women's case was ongoing, Lee recalled an editorial which compared the missing women's case to a series of garage-robberies, in which the editorial asked why the robberies incited $50,000 rewards for anyone with information, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lee (writer)
Nancy Lee is a Welsh-born Canadian short story writer and novelist. Early life Born in Cardiff, Wales to parents of Chinese and Indian descent, she moved with her family to Vancouver, British Columbia, in childhood. , . Literary career She published her first book of short stories, '''', in 2003. That book was named book of the year by '' |
BC Missing Women Investigation
The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was a commission in British Columbia ordered by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on September 27, 2010, to evaluate the response of law enforcement to reports of missing and murdered women. The commission concluded its Inquiry in December 2012, and outlined 63 recommendations to the Provincial government and relevant law enforcement. The Inquiry itself received criticism from various civil society group and Indigenous communities regarding its investigative structure and the lack of government action to fulfill its recommendations after the Inquiry was complete. History On December 9, 2007, Robert Pickton, a pig farmer from Port Coquitlam, was convicted of second-degree murder in the deaths of six women. He was also charged in the deaths of an additional twenty women, many of them from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. These latter charges were, however, stayed by the Crown in 2010. In December 2007, he was sentenced to life in prison with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, established in 1985 as one of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, is awarded annually to the best work of fiction by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. The award is named after novelist and short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ... writer Ethel Wilson, author of '' Swamp Angel'' (1954) and ''The Innocent Traveller'' (1949). Winners and finalists References External linksEthel Wilson Fiction Prize{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001041857/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/ethel-wilson-fiction-prize/ , date=2012-10-01 , official website BC and Yukon Book Prizes Awards established in 1985 1985 establishments in British Columbia Canadian fiction awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian national literary prize, awarded since 1998. It recognizes the best debut short fiction collection by a Canadian author in English language. The annual prize was founded by John Gleed in honour of his late wife, the Canadian writer Danuta Gleed, whose favourite literary genre was short fiction, and is presented by the Writers' Union of Canada. The incomes of her ''One for the Chosen'', a collection of short stories published posthumously in 1997 by BuschekBooks and released by Frances Itani and Susan Zettell, assist in funding the award. Initially Can$5,000, the prize money increased to Can$10,000 in 2004. The runners-up each receive CAN $500. The nominations must be submitted before the end of January. The year's shortlist is chosen by a jury. The varying jury is composed of Canadian writers, literary critics and publishers, such as Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Robin McGrath and Hal Niedzviecki in 2012 or Douglas Glover, J. Jill Robinso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |