Dianne Warren
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Dianne Warren is a Canadian novelist, dramatist and short story writer, who lives in Regina
, Saskatchewan
.
where in 1976, she graduated with a BFA in Visual Arts. While at the University of Regina, Dianne Warren did some course work with writers such as Joan Givner
and Ken Mitchell
.
After spending three years in rural northeastern Saskatchewan, Warren moved back to Regina in 1979, where she lives with her husband, visual artist Bruce Anderson, and their two sons.
All three plays premiered at Twenty-Fifth Street Theatre and were all directed by Tom Bentley-Fisher.
Warren also wrote several dramatic works for CBC Radio
.
Warren also won the National Magazine Gold Award for Fiction and the Western Magazine Award for Fiction. She won the Marian Engel Award
from the Writers' Trust of Canada
in 2004.
She published her first novel, Cool Water, in 2010. The novel won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction
at the 2010 Governor General's Awards
, and was also long-listed for the Giller prize.
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, 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....
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Background
Growing up in Saskatchewan, Warren attended the University of ReginaUniversity of Regina
The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...
where in 1976, she graduated with a BFA in Visual Arts. While at the University of Regina, Dianne Warren did some course work with writers such as Joan Givner
Joan Givner
Joan Givner is an essayist, biographer, and novelist from Manchester, England, known for her biographies of women, short stories, and the Ellen Fremendon series of novels for younger readers that was finalist for the Silver Birch Awards, the 2006 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award for...
and Ken Mitchell
Ken Mitchell
Ken Mitchell is a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright. Mitchell was raised on a rural farm outside the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Mitchell began his post-secondary education as a journalism student at Ryerson University, Toronto. He later attended the University of Saskatchewan, where he...
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After spending three years in rural northeastern Saskatchewan, Warren moved back to Regina in 1979, where she lives with her husband, visual artist Bruce Anderson, and their two sons.
Career
Warren's first short story was published in 1982 in the anthology Saskatchewan Gold. Her fiction has appeared in anthologies such as The Old Dance, Fire Beneath the Cauldron and Concrete Forest. Her short story collections include The Wednesday Flower Man (1987), Bad Luck Dog (1993) and A Reckless Moon (2002).Plays
- Serpent in the Night Sky was a finalist for the 1992 Governor General's AwardGovernor General's AwardThe Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
for Drama - The Last Journey of Captain Harte was published in 1999
- Club Chernobyl was published in 1994 and won the City of Regina Book Award
All three plays premiered at Twenty-Fifth Street Theatre and were all directed by Tom Bentley-Fisher.
Warren also wrote several dramatic works for CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
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Awards
Bad Luck Dog won three Saskatchewan Book Awards, including Book of the Year.Warren also won the National Magazine Gold Award for Fiction and the Western Magazine Award for Fiction. She won the Marian Engel Award
Marian Engel Award
The Marian Engel Award was a Canadian literary award, presented each year from 1986 to 2007 by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the writer Marian Engel...
from the Writers' Trust of Canada
Writers' Trust of Canada
The Writers' Trust of Canada is a non-profit organization which provides financial support to Canadian writers.Founded by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, David Young and Margaret Laurence, the Writers' Trust of Canada was registered as a non-profit organization in 1976...
in 2004.
She published her first novel, Cool Water, in 2010. The novel won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction
Governor General's Award for English language fiction
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English language fiction.-1930s:*1936: Bertram Brooker, Think of the Earth*1937: Laura Salverson, The Dark Weaver*1938: Gwethalyn Graham, Swiss Sonata...
at the 2010 Governor General's Awards
2010 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 13, and winning titles were announced on November 16...
, and was also long-listed for the Giller prize.