Marion Quednau

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Marion Quednau (born 1952) is a Canadian author, poet and children's writer who lives in British Columbia. [1] Her novel, The Butterfly Chair, won the 1987 Books in Canada First Novel Award. [2]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was educated at the University of Toronto. [3] She subsequently moved to Western Canada, working for the Winnipeg Free Press and later for the feminist magazine Branching Out before settling in British Columbia. [3]

She published the poetry collection Kissing: Selected Chronicles in 1999, for which she won the League of Canadian Poets Chapbook Award. [4] Her 2009 poem "Paradise, Later Years" won a gold medal for The Malahat Review , as well as winning the poetry category in the Canadian National Magazine Awards in 2010. [5] It was later the title poem for her second poetry collection, Paradise, Later Years (2018). [6]

She has also published the children's novel The Gift of Odin (2007), [7] and the short story collection Sunday Drive to Gun Club Road (2021). [8] Sunday Drive to Gun Club Road was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for short fiction in 2022. [9]

Notes

  1. Rod Currie, "Mission woman wins book prize". Vancouver Sun , April 2, 1988.
  2. H. J. Kirchhoff, "Butterfly Chair soars into winner's circle". The Globe and Mail , April 1, 1988.
  3. 1 2 Ken Adachi, "Quednau takes award with stirring first novel". Toronto Star , April 3, 1988.
  4. "Trio of poets kick off Blue Moon Series". Abbotsford News , August 3, 2006.
  5. Christina Toth, "Mission's Quednau wins national prize". Abbotsford Times , June 18, 2010.
  6. Michael Gurney, "Playhouse seeks to fill board gaps: Art Beat". The Coast Reporter , April 29, 2022.
  7. Amy Ma, "Pet lovers will love Tammy and her pig: The Gift of Odin". Toronto Star , March 22, 2007.
  8. Rik Jespersen, "New story collection a finely crafted set". The Coast Reporter , September 9, 2021.
  9. "Short fiction from Norma Dunning, David Huebert, Alix Ohlin among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, May 9, 2022.