Rebecca Rosenblum (born May 23, 1978) is a Canadian author]best known for her short stories.

Life

Rosenblum was born in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...

. She attended

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

and received her Honours Bachelor of English in 2001, and in 2007 she graduated from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

with a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing. In November 2007, Rosenblum was awarded the Metcalf-Rooke Award for ''Once'', a collection of short stories. ''Once'' was officially launched on September 15, 2008, by Canadian press Biblioasis. In February 2008, Rosenblum was announced as one of three finalists for the Writers' Trust of Canada/ McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, which is awarded annually to a new and developing writer of distinction for a short story published in a Canadian literary journal in the previous year. In Spring 2009, Rosenblum was a juror for the Journey Prize 21. In May 2009, ''Once'' was one of three finalists for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. In the summer of that year, ''Once'' was longlisted for the Relit Award, and her short story "Linh Lai" was a finalist for the Canadian National Magazine Awards. In March 2017, Rosenblum released her first novel titled ''So Much Love''.

Works

*Introduction to ''Journey Prize Stories 21'' (as one of three jurors in the contest). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, October 2009. *"ContEd" and "Tech Support" (short stories) ''Fiddlehead'' #240. Fredericton: Summer 2009. *"Bold Statements" (review) ''Canadian Notes and Queries'' #76. Emeryville: Summer 2009. *"Stuff They Wrote" (essay) ''The New Quarterly'' #110. Waterloo: Spring 2009. *"Night Flight" (short story) echolocation #8. Toronto: Spring 2009. *"Hello Hello" (short story) ''Rampike''. Windsor: Fall 2008. *"Tech Support," "ContEd," and "The House on Elsbeth" (short stories) ''Coming Attractions''. Ottawa: Oberon Press, Fall, 2008. *"Black-and-White Man" (short story) ''Joyland''. Toronto: September 2008. *"The House on Elsbeth," "Zoom," and "Linh Lai" (short stories) ''The New Quarterly'' 107. Waterloo: Summer 2008. *"The Weatherboy" (short story) echolocation #7. Toronto: May 2008. *"Wall of Sound" (short story) ''Exile Quarterly'' 31.4. Toronto: March 2008. *"Missing (MF)" (short story) ''Qwerty'' Spring 2007. Fredericton: Summer 2007. *"Fruit Factory" (short story) ''The New Quarterly'' #102. Waterloo: April 2007 -- . ''Best Canadian Stories''. Ottawa: Oberon Press, Fall 2008. *"At the End of Breath" (short story) ''Ars Medica'', Vol. 3, No. 2. Toronto: Spring 2007. *"All the Ghostlies" (short story) ''Hart House Review'' 2007. Toronto: March 2007. *"Dead Boyfriend Disco" (poem) echolocation #6. Toronto: February 2007. *"Chilly Girl" (short story) ''Exile Quarterly'' 30.3. Toronto: December 2006. --. ''The Journey Prize Stories 19''. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, November 2007 *"Grade Nine Flight" (short story) ''The Danforth Review'' #17. Toronto: December 2006. Online.

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