Hazel Jane Plante

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Hazel Jane Plante is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia, [1] whose debut novel Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) was published in 2019. [2] The book won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature at the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards in 2020, [3] and was a shortlisted finalist for Publishing Triangle's Leslie Feinberg Award in the same year. [4]

Her second novel, Any Other City, was published in 2023, [5] and was shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2024. [6]

She served on the jury for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2024. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Sue Carter, "Vancouver author Hazel Jane Plante’s quirky, queer debut destined to be a cult classic". Toronto Star , December 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Nour Abi Nakhoul, "Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)". Quill & Quire , December 2019.
  3. ↑ Vanderhoof, Erin (June 1, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ↑ Yohannes, Samraweet (March 23, 2020). "Samra Habib, Kai Cheng Thom and Téa Mutonji among finalists for 2020 Publishing Triangle Awards". CBC Books . Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante". CBC Books, February 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kristi Alexandra, "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist". The Georgia Straight , April 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize". CBC Books, September 13, 2024.