Sharon Riis (1947 - May 20, 2016) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter."Sharon Riis: The Reality Is the Present Tense"
'' Studies in Canadian Literature'', Volume 16, Number 1 (1991). She was nominated for the

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in 1976 for her

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''The True Story of Ida Johnson'', published by Women's Press. Her second novel, ''Midnight Twilight Tourist Zone'', was published in 1989 by

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. Riis also published short stories in various Canadian literary magazines. She won the

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for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

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for '' Savage Messiah''. She was also nominated for

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at the

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for ''

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'', which she cowrote with

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, and at the

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for ''

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'', which she cowrote with

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. In addition, she was a writer and

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for the television series ''

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'' and '' Wapos Bay: The Series'', and wrote the

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s ''Change of Heart'' and '' The Wake''. Riis died on May 20, 2016.Sharon Riis obituary
''

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'', June 4, 2016.

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