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Eliza Robertson
Eliza K. Robertson is a Canadian writer.[1]
Eliza Robertson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria University of East Anglia |
| Notable awards | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2013) |
She studied creative writing and political science at the University of Victoria and graduated with an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2012, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing.[2] Eliza was a joint winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and has been longlisted twice for the prestigious Writers' Trust / McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.[3] She was a Journey Prize finalist in 2013 for "My Sister Sang."[4]
Robertson's first full-length novel, Demi-Gods, was released in 2017.[5]
Awards edit
- 2013 Journey Prize finalist for "My Sister Sang," published in Grain
- 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, We Walked On Water
Bibliography edit
- Wallflowers (2014) ISBN 9781620408155, OCLC 880689683
- Demi-Gods (2017) ISBN 9781408890394, OCLC 1004566981
References edit
- ^ "Eliza Robertson on her new book, the best advice she's received and more". The Globe and Mail. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Creative Writing alumni P-R and published works". University of East Anglia.
- ^ "Contributors - Eliza Robertson". Granta. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Journey Prize finalists". Writers' Trust. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Hawley, Alix (8 September 2017). "Review: Eliza Robertson's Demi-Gods is a poetic debut novel". The Globe and Mail. Philip Crawley. Retrieved 29 September 2017.