Nicole Lundrigan

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Nicole Lundrigan
Genre
  • Thriller
  • Crime fiction
Relatives John Lundrigan (father)
Website
www.nicolelundrigan.com

Nicole Lundrigan is a Canadian thriller writer. She has been nominated for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel twice.

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Career

While home with her newborn daughter Lundrigan began writing articles and then decided to try writing a novel. [1]

Personal life

Nicole Lundrigan was born to parents Nancy and John Lundrigan in Ottawa. Her family moved back to Newfoundland when she was two and a half and she grew up in Upper Gullies, Newfoundland. [2] She attended Queen Elizabeth Regional High School in Foxtrap, Newfoundland. She went on to receive a BSc from the University of New Brunswick and then a BA in anthropology from Saint Mary's University. [3] She moved to Ontario in 1996 to complete an MSc from the University of Toronto. [4] She gave birth to a daughter after finishing her master's and decided not to pursue a PhD. [5]

Books

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResultRef.
2006 ReLit Awards ThawLonglisted [16]
2009The Seary LineLonglisted [17]
2012Glass BoysLonglisted [18]
2020 Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel HideawayNominated [19]
2023An Unthinkable ThingNominated [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gasbarrino, Melaina (2024-04-06). "Boreal Book Club: A Man Downstairs by Nicole Lundrigan". STYLE Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ↑ O'Cinneide, C.S. (2020-05-12). "Interview with Nicole Lundrigan". She Kills Lit. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. ↑ "One of Life's Not So Little Mysteries" (PDF). SMArts. Saint Mary's University. 2005. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ↑ "About". Nicole Lundrigan. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ↑ Kowalewski-Pizzi, Ashley (2017-06-20). "What's Her Secret? Author Nicole Lundrigan". 29Secrets. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. ↑ Sutcliffe, J.C. (2011-09-16). "Glass Boys, by Nicole Lundrigan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. ↑ Potkins, Meghan (2011-09-03). "Sep 2011: Opinion: Characters revealed in minute detail". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  8. ↑ Marchand, Phillip (2013-11-01). "Open Book: The Widow Tree, by Nicole Lundrigan". National Post. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ↑ Eggertson, Laura (2013-11-07). "The Widow Tree by Nicole Lundrigan: review". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  10. ↑ Lowe, Kristen (2017-07-07). "Lowe: Keep an eye on this psychological thriller author". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  11. ↑ "Nicole Lundrigan's Hideaway features mom running rampant". O Canada. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  12. ↑ "The Hideaway Review". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  13. ↑ Cannon, Margaret (2022-09-02). "Six thrillers to help soothe the crime of summer's end". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  14. ↑ "An Unthinkable Thing". CBC. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  15. ↑ "TOtimes Books: A MAN DOWNSTAIRS by Nicole Lundrigan". Toronto Times. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  16. ↑ "2006 ReLit Awards longlist". Quill & Quire. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  17. ↑ "ReLit longlists announced". Quill & Quire. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  18. ↑ Beattie, Steven W. (2012-09-04). "ReLit (very) longlists announced". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  19. ↑ Porter, Ryan (2020-04-22). "Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  20. ↑ Raymundo, Bridget (2023-04-25). "Thomas King, Linwood Barclay, Iona Whishaw, H.N. Khan shortlisted for crime writing awards". CBC. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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