Alexandra Shimo

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Alexandra Shimo
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)journalist, writer
Websitewww.alexandrashimo.com

Alexandra Shimo is a Canadian writer.

Early life and education

Born in Toronto, Canada, Shimo grew up in London, United Kingdom. She graduated Oxford University with an BA in Philosophy, politics and economics followed by a Masters from Columbia University in journalism. [1]

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Writing career

In 2016, Shimo published Invisible North: The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve. Based on first person reportage of the four months Shimo lived in Kashechewan First Nation reserve in northern Ontario, the book describes how inhuman conditions had decimated the local community and the legal, economic and political circumstances that trap many northern indigenous communities in poverty. The book was longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize, and a finalist for the BC Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. [2] It was one of the Globe and Mail's best books of the year. [3]

Shimo was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards as cowriter of Edmund Metatawabin's memoir Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History. [4] The book describes Metatawabin's life during and after St. Anne's, a residential school in Fort Albany, northern Ontario. The book became a national bestseller and was named one of the best books of 2014 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, [5] The Hill Times and Quill and Quire . [6] In February 2015, it was named one of the winners of the CBC's Bookie Awards. [7]

A former editor at Maclean's , Shimo is a freelance journalist who has contributed to The Guardian , the Toronto Star , the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Maclean's , the National Post , The Globe and Mail and Toronto Life , she is also the author of The Environment Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add to or Subtract From Your Total Carbon Footprint. [8]

Teaching

She teaches creative nonfiction part-time at University of Toronto Continuing Studies. [9]

Awards

Works

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References

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  2. ↑ "B.C. national book award goes to Sandra Martin". Vancouver Sun , January 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Globe 100: These are the best books of 2016" . Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail , October 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "CBC Books' roundup of our favourite Canadian books of the year". CBC Books .
  6. ↑ "Q&Q's picks for books of the year 2014". Quill and Quire . December 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2015 CBC Bookie Awards". CBC Books .
  8. ↑ "How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint". Forbes , April 15, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Alexandra Shimo". School of Continuing Studies - University of Toronto. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  10. ↑ "BC National Book Award Goes to Sandra Martin". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Edmund Metatawabin and Alexandra Shimo win Speaker's Book Award". Quill and Quire. 8 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "2015 CBC Bookie Awards". CBC Books .
  13. ↑ "2014-15 Honours and Awards Recipients Announced". Ontario Historical Society. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Finalists for 2015 Trillium Book Award Announced". OMDC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "First Nation Communities Read announces 2015-2016 shortlist of books for young adults and adults". thebpc.ca. Book and Periodical Council. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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