Kathleen Winter (born 1960) is an

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short story writer and novelist."Winter set for N.L.'s top literary prize"

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, 27 March 2008.

Life and career

Born in

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, near

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in the north of England and raised in

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, Winter began her career as a script writer for ''

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''People: Kathleen Winter
. '' The Scope''. before becoming a columnist for ''

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'' in St. John's. Her debut short story collection, ''boYs'', was published in 2007 and won that year's Winterset Award and Metcalf-Rooke Award. Her novel '' Annabel'' was published in 2010, and won the

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. It was a shortlisted nominee for the

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, the

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and the 2010 Governor General's Awards."Emma Donoghue, Kathleen Winter make GG short list"
. ''

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'', 13 October 2010. It held the distinction of being the only novel to make the short list of all three awards in 2010. In 2011 it was shortlisted for the 2011

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. In 2014 it was chosen for the ''

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'' competition, where it was championed by actress

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. A second book of short stories, ''The Freedom in American Songs'', was released in 2014, along with a nonfiction book entitled ''Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage''. ''Boundless'' was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014

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."Hilary Weston Prize 2014: The shortlist revealed!"

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, 17 September 2014. She was a member of the jury for the 2016

. She was a James Merrill House Fellow December 2015-January 2016. She lives in

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, with her husband, Jean. She is also the sister of novelist Michael Winter.

Works

* ''Where Is Mario?'' (1987) * ''The Road Along the Shore - An Island Shore Journal'' (1991) * ''The Necklace of Occasional Dreams'' (1996) * ''boYs'' (2007) * '' Annabel'' (2010) * ''The Freedom in American Songs'' (2014) * ''Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage'' (2014) * '' Lost in September'' (2017) * ''Undersong'' (2022)

References

External links

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