Riche was born in Botwood, Newfoundland. For three years he attended Memorial University, and then transferred to Concordia University, Montreal to study film. He graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Film production. Riche then returned to St. John's, Newfoundland and worked producing industrial and training films.[2] Finally, he settled down to write for radio television, film, plays and other literature.
Achievements and works
Riche had occasionally performed for the radio, which sparked an interest in co-creating and writing for The Great Eastern. Which received the CBC Vice-President's Award and a Writers Guild of Canada Award. For his other radio works, The Book I Never Wrote, and, A Plane With One Wing, he received the National Radio Award in 1989 and the Atlantic Journalism Award in 1990.[2] He was also a finalist for the 2007 Writers Guild Awards for his piece called, Early Newfoundland Errors. Riche has also written two screenplays for the Canadian television series Life with Derek and The Boys of St. Vincent. Riche also contributes to documentary projects for CTV and the National Film Board of Canada.[2]
Edward Riche got the inspiration for his novel, The Nine Planets, and
"happened to be reading a book (I cannot remember the title) that discussed, among many things, the relationship of Kepler and Tycho Brahe. Nearly simultaneously to this, on the occasion of some relative’s passing, I wondered to my brother John about the family roots."[5]
Overall, the framework for the novel derives from storytelling and, "all that architecture is, I hope, invisible to the reader."[5]
Novels
Rare Birds follows the life of a Newfoundlander, Dave Purcell, who starts up a restaurant after a job loss in the fishing industry. With help from his friend, Phonse, a rumour is started about a rare bird, which gets the business running again.[6]
In The Nine Planets Riche's main protagonist, Marty Devereaux, dislikes everyone and everything. Marty is a principal at a private school and is on a quest to discover a new brand of education from the global market. On top of meeting new people and discovering a new sense of self, Marty is forced to relate with his niece even though he dislikes teenagers.[7]
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edward, riche, born, october, 1961, canadian, writer, lives, john, newfoundland, labrador, contents, background, achievements, works, inspiration, novels, film, television, screen, plays, theatre, plays, articles, bibliography, references, external, linksbackg. Edward Riche born October 24 1961 is a Canadian writer He lives in St John s Newfoundland and Labrador 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Achievements and works 3 Inspiration 4 Novels 5 Film and television screen plays 6 Theatre plays 7 Articles 8 Bibliography 9 References 10 External linksBackground EditRiche was born in Botwood Newfoundland For three years he attended Memorial University and then transferred to Concordia University Montreal to study film He graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Film production Riche then returned to St John s Newfoundland and worked producing industrial and training films 2 Finally he settled down to write for radio television film plays and other literature Achievements and works EditRiche had occasionally performed for the radio which sparked an interest in co creating and writing for The Great Eastern Which received the CBC Vice President s Award and a Writers Guild of Canada Award For his other radio works The Book I Never Wrote and A Plane With One Wing he received the National Radio Award in 1989 and the Atlantic Journalism Award in 1990 2 He was also a finalist for the 2007 Writers Guild Awards for his piece called Early Newfoundland Errors Riche has also written two screenplays for the Canadian television series Life with Derek and The Boys of St Vincent Riche also contributes to documentary projects for CTV and the National Film Board of Canada 2 Riche also wrote plays movies and television series In 1997 he had his first novel Rare Birds published His second book The Nine Planets was published in 2004 and won the 2005 Thomas Head Raddall Award He wrote the screenplay adaptation of his novel Rare Birds The 2001 movie version of the same name starred William Hurt and Molly Parker Riche has also written scripts for the television comedies Made in Canada for which he won two Canadian Screenwriters Awards 3 4 and Dooley Gardens 1 Inspiration EditEdward Riche got the inspiration for his novel The Nine Planets and happened to be reading a book I cannot remember the title that discussed among many things the relationship of Kepler and Tycho Brahe Nearly simultaneously to this on the occasion of some relative s passing I wondered to my brother John about the family roots 5 Overall the framework for the novel derives from storytelling and all that architecture is I hope invisible to the reader 5 Novels EditRare Birds follows the life of a Newfoundlander Dave Purcell who starts up a restaurant after a job loss in the fishing industry With help from his friend Phonse a rumour is started about a rare bird which gets the business running again 6 In The Nine Planets Riche s main protagonist Marty Devereaux dislikes everyone and everything Marty is a principal at a private school and is on a quest to discover a new brand of education from the global market On top of meeting new people and discovering a new sense of self Marty is forced to relate with his niece even though he dislikes teenagers 7 Film and television screen plays EditMade in Canada Episode Biopic Made in Canada People of the Earth Made in Canada Private Sector Secret Nation Life with Derek Boys of St VincentTheatre plays EditPossible Maps List of Lights To Be LovedArticles EditSummer Fiction Parts 1 5 The Globe and Mail Not So Natural The Globe and MailBibliography EditRare Birds 2001 The Nine Planets 2004 Easy to Like 2011 Today I Learned It Was You 2016References Edit a b Chafe Paul Edward Riche Canadian Encyclopedia Historica Dominion a b c Edward Riche Website http www edwardriche com Da Vinci wins big at Writers Guild awards The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Inc 11 April 2001 Retrieved 10 May 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Canada s Writers Guild hands out awards The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Inc 16 April 2003 Retrieved 10 May 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Peguin Group Canada 2010 http www penguin ca nf shared SharedDisplay 0 213779 00 html Good Reads Inc 2010 http www goodreads com book show 524777 Rare Birds Peguin Group Canada 2010 http www penguin ca nf Book BookDisplay 0 9780143015871 00 htmlExternal links EditEdward Riche at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Riche amp oldid 1018192644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
