Neil Smith (born 1964) is a Canadian writer and translator from
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,
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Sunburst Award
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and the
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award
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, and was longlisted for the Prix des libraires du Québec.
Smith published his debut book, the short story collection ''Bang Crunch'', in 2007. It was chosen as a best book of the year by the ''
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'', won the McAuslan First Book Prize from the
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, and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. Three stories in the book were also nominated for the
Journey Prize
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Daily Xtra
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'', January 31, 2007.
Smith also has a degree in translation and translates from French to English. ''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
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-to-English translation.
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
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Translation awards
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Penguin Random House Canada
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