Annette Lapointe
Encyclopedia
Annette Lapointe is a Canadian
writer, whose debut novel Stolen was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
in 2006. Born in 1978 in Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, she was educated at the University of Saskatchewan
, Memorial University of Newfoundland
and the University of Manitoba
.
Stolen also won two awards from the Saskatchewan Book Awards, for best first novel and the Saskatoon Book Award, and was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award
. Lapointe was also named Emerging Writer of 2007 by the Canadian Authors Association.
Canada
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writer, whose debut novel Stolen was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, or Giller Prize, is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries...
in 2006. Born in 1978 in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, she was educated at the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...
and the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
.
Stolen also won two awards from the Saskatchewan Book Awards, for best first novel and the Saskatoon Book Award, and was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award
Books in Canada First Novel Award
The Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a literary award given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada. It has been awarded since 1976....
. Lapointe was also named Emerging Writer of 2007 by the Canadian Authors Association.