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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Born Bonita Amelia Huctwith<ref name="GM">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/giller-prize-winner-bonnie-burnard-was-hailed-as-a-master/article34270112/ |title=Giller Prize Winner Bonnie Burnard was Hailed as a Master |last=Medley |first=Mark |date=March 11, 2017 |website=globeandmail.com |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |page=S12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312180631/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/giller-prize-winner-bonnie-burnard-was-hailed-as-a-master/article34270112/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> on January 15, 1945, in ], she grew up with her four brothers in ]. She was the youngest in her family.<ref name="GM"/> Her mother's family bred ] which they showcased at the annual ] in ]. Her father, Charles,<ref name="GM"/> was raised by his relatives after his parents died when he was a child. The couple sold eggs at the Toronto market and later shipped tens of thousands of cases from ] to ]. After ], the couple continued to sell eggs to Toronto and ].<ref name="Center2004">{{cite book|author=University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center|title=Saskatchewan Writers: Lives Past and Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNUNUP5qjUoC&pg=PA37|year=2004|publisher=University of Regina Press|isbn=978-0-88977-163-5|pages=247}}</ref>{{rp|37}}<ref name="lfpress">{{cite news|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2017/03/05/accomplished-london-author-based-her-fiction-on-her-southwestern-ontario-roots|title=Accomplished London author based her fiction on her Southwestern Ontario roots|date=March 5, 2017|accessdate= March 6, 2017|newspaper='']''|author=Daniszewski, Hank}}</ref> In 1967, she completed her ] degree in English from the ].<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}} Born Bonita Amelia Huctwith on 15 January 1945,<ref name="GM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/giller-prize-winner-bonnie-burnard-was-hailed-as-a-master/article34270112/|title=Giller Prize Winner Bonnie Burnard was Hailed as a Master|author=Medley, Mark|date=11 March 2017|publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312180631/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/giller-prize-winner-bonnie-burnard-was-hailed-as-a-master/article34270112/|archive-date=12 March 2017|accessdate=12 March 2017}}</ref> in ], she grew up with her four brothers in ]. She was the youngest in her family.<ref name="GM"/> Her mother's family bred ] which they showcased at the annual ] in ]. Her father, Charles,<ref name="GM"/> was raised by his relatives after his parents died when he was a child. The couple sold eggs at the Toronto market and later shipped tens of thousands of cases from ] to ]. After ], the couple continued to sell eggs to Toronto and ].<ref name="Center2004">{{cite book|author=University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center|title=Saskatchewan Writers: Lives Past and Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNUNUP5qjUoC&pg=PA37|year=2004|publisher=University of Regina Press|isbn=978-0-88977-163-5|pages=247}}</ref>{{rp|37}}<ref name="lfpress">{{cite news|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2017/03/05/accomplished-london-author-based-her-fiction-on-her-southwestern-ontario-roots|title=Accomplished London author based her fiction on her Southwestern Ontario roots|date=March 5, 2017|accessdate= March 6, 2017|newspaper='']''|author=Daniszewski, Hank}}</ref> In 1967, she completed her ] degree in English from the ].<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}}


Burnard married Ronald Burnard, an executive at ] in 1973<ref name="GM"/> and spent more than a decade in ], where she raised her three children; D'Arcy (b. Sept. 1975), Melanie (b. Feb. 1978), and David (b. Mar. 1979).<ref name="GM"/><ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}} She worked as a literary officer at the ] from 1988 to 1990.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}}. She moved back to ] in 1992, living briefly in ] and later moving to ]; her marriage had ended a few years earlier.<ref name="lfpress"/><ref name="GM"/> She served as a ] at the ] and was a guest lecturer at writing and literary conferences across Canada and around the world (e.g., England, Germany, Sweden, and South Africa).<ref name=sask>{{cite web|url=http://www.saskpublishers.sk.ca/saskatchewan-book-archive/view-the-spotlights/bonnie-burnard/|title=Spotlight on: Bonnie Burnard|publisher=Saskatchewan Publishers Group|accessdate=6 March 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927172433/http://www.saskpublishers.sk.ca/saskatchewan-book-archive/view-the-spotlights/bonnie-burnard|archivedate=27 September 2011}}</ref> Burnard married Ronald Burnard, an executive at ] in 1973<ref name="GM"/> and spent more than a decade in ], where she raised her three children; Alexandra (known as D’Arcy) (b. Sept. 1975), Melanie (b. Feb. 1978), and David (b. Mar. 1979).<ref name="GM"/><ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}} She worked as a literary officer at the ] from 1988 to 1990.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}}. She moved back to ] in 1992, living briefly in ] and later moving to ]; her marriage had ended a few years earlier.<ref name="lfpress"/><ref name="GM"/> She served as a ] at the ] and was a guest lecturer at writing and literary conferences across Canada and around the world (e.g., England, Germany, Sweden, and South Africa).<ref name=sask>{{cite web|url=http://www.saskpublishers.sk.ca/saskatchewan-book-archive/view-the-spotlights/bonnie-burnard/|title=Spotlight on: Bonnie Burnard|publisher=Saskatchewan Publishers Group|accessdate=6 March 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927172433/http://www.saskpublishers.sk.ca/saskatchewan-book-archive/view-the-spotlights/bonnie-burnard|archivedate=27 September 2011}}</ref>


She taught at the ], the 's] summer creative writing program Booming Ground, and at the ] as an adjunct professor in the writing department.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}} Burnard worked briefly at a lawyer,<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}} the ], served on the ], as a board member at ] and Saskatchewan Writers Guild.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}}<ref name=bbl>{{cite web|url=http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4192/Burnard-Bonnie.html|title=Bonnie Burnard Biography|accessdate=March 6, 2017|publisher=Net Industries}}</ref> She taught at the ], the 's] summer creative writing program Booming Ground, and at the ] as an adjunct professor in the writing department.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}} Burnard worked briefly at a lawyer,<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|37}} the ], served on the ], as a board member at ] and Saskatchewan Writers Guild.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}}<ref name=bbl>{{cite web|url=http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4192/Burnard-Bonnie.html|title=Bonnie Burnard Biography|accessdate=March 6, 2017|publisher=Net Industries}}</ref>
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==Literary work== ==Literary work==
While attending classes at the ], Burnard attended one of the reading sessions by another Canadian female novelist, ], which inspired her for writing. Canadian poet and novelist ] suggested her to attend ].<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}} Her first published work was a short story published simultaneously in ''Saskatchewan Gold'' and '']''.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}} In 1983, ] published her short stories in ''Coming Attractions. Stories By ], Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling''.<ref name="abe">{{cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.com/Coming-Attractions-Stories-Sharon-Butala-Bonnie/5047192528/bd|title=Coming Attractions. Stories By Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling @ Abebooks|publisher=Abe Books|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}</ref> She edited the 1986 book ''The Old Dance: Love Stories of One Kind or Another'' published by Thunder Creek Publishing Co-operative.<ref name=bbl/> In 1988, her first individually authored short story collection ''Women of Influence'' was published.<ref name=sask/> The collection was later translated into French as ''Femmes d'Influence'' by S. Brault in 1995.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}} Her second short story collection ''Casino & Other Stories'' was published in 1994 and won several awards. In 1995, she edited another book ''Stag Line: Stories by Men''.<ref name=bbl/><ref name=sask/> While attending classes at the ], Burnard attended one of the reading sessions by another Canadian female novelist, ], which inspired her for writing. Engel had visited Regina to read from her the ]-winning novel, '']''.<ref name="GM"/> Canadian poet and novelist ] suggested her to attend ].<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|38}} Her first published work was a short story published simultaneously in ''Saskatchewan Gold'' and '']''.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}} In 1983, ] published her short stories in ''Coming Attractions. Stories By ], Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling''.<ref name="abe">{{cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.com/Coming-Attractions-Stories-Sharon-Butala-Bonnie/5047192528/bd|title=Coming Attractions. Stories By Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling @ Abebooks|publisher=Abe Books|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}</ref> She edited the 1986 book ''The Old Dance: Love Stories of One Kind or Another'' published by Thunder Creek Publishing Co-operative.<ref name=bbl/> In 1988, her first individually authored short story collection ''Women of Influence'' was published.<ref name=sask/> The collection was later translated into French as ''Femmes d'Influence'' by S. Brault in 1995.<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}} Her second short story collection ''Casino & Other Stories'' was published in 1994 and won several awards. In 1995, she edited another book ''Stag Line: Stories by Men''.<ref name=bbl/><ref name=sask/>


Her short stories were included in many anthologies, among these ''Best Canadian Stories'' (1984, 1989, 1992), ''Saskatchewan Gold'' (1982), ''Double Bond'' (1984), ''More Saskatchewan Gold'' (1984), ''Sky High'' (1988), ''Last Map'' (1989), ''Soho Square 111: Bloomsbury'' (1990), ''Canadian Short Stories'' (1991), ''Worlds Unrealized'' (1991), ''Beyond Borders'' (1992), ''Kitchen Talk'' (1992), ''Lodestone'' (1993), ''The Second Gates of Paradise: Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction'' (1994), ''Writing from Canada'' (1994), ''Spin on 2'' (1995), ''The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories'' (1995), ''Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literature'' (1996), ''Desde El Invierno'' (1996), ''The Best of NeWest'' (1996), ''Mothers and Daughters'' (1997), ''Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women'' (1997), ''Sunrise to Sunset'' (1997), ''Desire'' (1999) ''Oxford Stories by Canadian Women'' (1999), ''Turn of the Story'' (1999) ''Dropped Threads'' (2001), ''Donde Es Aqui?'' (2002), ''Notes from Home'' (2002), ''Short Fiction'' by Oxford University (2003).<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}}<ref name=sask/> Her short stories were included in many anthologies, among these ''Best Canadian Stories'' (1984, 1989, 1992), ''Saskatchewan Gold'' (1982), ''Double Bond'' (1984), ''More Saskatchewan Gold'' (1984), ''Sky High'' (1988), ''Last Map'' (1989), ''Soho Square 111: Bloomsbury'' (1990), ''Canadian Short Stories'' (1991), ''Worlds Unrealized'' (1991), ''Beyond Borders'' (1992), ''Kitchen Talk'' (1992), ''Lodestone'' (1993), ''The Second Gates of Paradise: Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction'' (1994), ''Writing from Canada'' (1994), ''Spin on 2'' (1995), ''The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories'' (1995), ''Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literature'' (1996), ''Desde El Invierno'' (1996), ''The Best of NeWest'' (1996), ''Mothers and Daughters'' (1997), ''Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women'' (1997), ''Sunrise to Sunset'' (1997), ''Desire'' (1999) ''Oxford Stories by Canadian Women'' (1999), ''Turn of the Story'' (1999) ''Dropped Threads'' (2001), ''Donde Es Aqui?'' (2002), ''Notes from Home'' (2002), ''Short Fiction'' by Oxford University (2003).<ref name="Center2004"/>{{rp|39}}<ref name=sask/>

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Bonnie Burnard
Born(1945-01-15)January 15, 1945
Petrolia, Ontario
DiedMarch 4, 2017(2017-03-04) (aged 72)
London, Ontario
OccupationNovelist & Short story writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Notable worksA Good House
Notable awardsCommonwealth Writers' Prize (1989)
Marian Engel Award (1995)
Scotiabank Giller Prize (1999)

Bonnie Burnard (January 15, 1945 – March 4, 2017) was a Canadian short story writer and novelist, best known for her 1999 novel, A Good House, which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Born in Petrolia, Ontario, she grew up in Forest, Ontario, and moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s she returned to Southwestern Ontario, and was a resident of London, Ontario, where she died on March 4, 2017.

Personal life

Born Bonita Amelia Huctwith on 15 January 1945, in Petrolia, Ontario, she grew up with her four brothers in Forest, Ontario. She was the youngest in her family. Her mother's family bred Clydesale horses which they showcased at the annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Her father, Charles, was raised by his relatives after his parents died when he was a child. The couple sold eggs at the Toronto market and later shipped tens of thousands of cases from Ottawa to England. After World war II, the couple continued to sell eggs to Toronto and Montreal. In 1967, she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Western Ontario.

Burnard married Ronald Burnard, an executive at London Life Insurance in 1973 and spent more than a decade in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she raised her three children; Alexandra (known as D’Arcy) (b. Sept. 1975), Melanie (b. Feb. 1978), and David (b. Mar. 1979). She worked as a literary officer at the Saskatchewan Arts Board from 1988 to 1990.. She moved back to Southwestern Ontario in 1992, living briefly in Strathroy-Caradoc and later moving to London, Ontario; her marriage had ended a few years earlier. She served as a Writer in Residence at the University of Western Ontario and was a guest lecturer at writing and literary conferences across Canada and around the world (e.g., England, Germany, Sweden, and South Africa).

She taught at the Humber School for Writers, the 's] summer creative writing program Booming Ground, and at the University of Windsor as an adjunct professor in the writing department. Burnard worked briefly at a lawyer, the Writers' Trust of Canada, served on the Public Lending Right Commission, as a board member at Coteau Books and Saskatchewan Writers Guild.

Burnard died on March 4, 2017, at the age of 72. She is survived by three children and four grandchildren.

Literary work

While attending classes at the University of Regina, Burnard attended one of the reading sessions by another Canadian female novelist, Marian Engel, which inspired her for writing. Engel had visited Regina to read from her the Governor-General's Literary Award-winning novel, Bear. Canadian poet and novelist Ken Mitchell suggested her to attend Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts. Her first published work was a short story published simultaneously in Saskatchewan Gold and NeWest Review. In 1983, Oberon Press published her short stories in Coming Attractions. Stories By Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling. She edited the 1986 book The Old Dance: Love Stories of One Kind or Another published by Thunder Creek Publishing Co-operative. In 1988, her first individually authored short story collection Women of Influence was published. The collection was later translated into French as Femmes d'Influence by S. Brault in 1995. Her second short story collection Casino & Other Stories was published in 1994 and won several awards. In 1995, she edited another book Stag Line: Stories by Men.

Her short stories were included in many anthologies, among these Best Canadian Stories (1984, 1989, 1992), Saskatchewan Gold (1982), Double Bond (1984), More Saskatchewan Gold (1984), Sky High (1988), Last Map (1989), Soho Square 111: Bloomsbury (1990), Canadian Short Stories (1991), Worlds Unrealized (1991), Beyond Borders (1992), Kitchen Talk (1992), Lodestone (1993), The Second Gates of Paradise: Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction (1994), Writing from Canada (1994), Spin on 2 (1995), The Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories (1995), Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literature (1996), Desde El Invierno (1996), The Best of NeWest (1996), Mothers and Daughters (1997), Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women (1997), Sunrise to Sunset (1997), Desire (1999) Oxford Stories by Canadian Women (1999), Turn of the Story (1999) Dropped Threads (2001), Donde Es Aqui? (2002), Notes from Home (2002), Short Fiction by Oxford University (2003).

Burnard's first novel A Good House was published in 1999. The novel received wide acclaim with an international success and was a #1 bestseller in Canada. Four editions of the novel were published in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and in twelve other countries from 1999 to 2002. Her second novel Suddenly was published after ten years in 2009.

Awards

Burnard won several awards for her literary work. Her first individual short story collection Women of Influence received the Commonwealth Best First Book Award in 1989. Her second short story collection Casino & Other Stories won "Book of the Year" at the Saskatchewan Book Awards and was shortlisted for "Regina Book Award", both in 1994. Also that same year, this collection received the Periodical Publishers Award and was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. In 1995, Burnard was awarded the Marian Engel Award given to the body of work by a female Canadian writer. In 1999, she won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, A Good House. In 2000, A Good House fetched her the Canadian Booksellers Association People's Choice Award.

Burnard has also received the W. O. Mitchell Bursury at fort San in 1983, the City of Regina Writing Award in 1984, the CBC Literary Competition Award in 1992, and various Saskatchewan Writers Guild awards.

Bibliography

Burnard published the following works under her name:

Novels
  • A Good House (1999), ISBN 0-00-225526-X published by HarperFlamingoCanada
  • Suddenly (2009), ISBN 0-00-648524-3
Short stories
  • Coming Attractions. Stories By Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling (1983) ISBN 9780887504976 published by Oberon Press
  • Women of Influence (1988), ISBN 0-919926-81-9 published by Coteau Books
  • Casino & Other Stories (1994), ISBN 0-00-224255-9 published by HarperCollins
Other (As an editor)
  • The Old Dance: Love Stories of One Kind or Another (1986) ISBN 978-0919926561 published by Thunder Creek Publishing Co-operative
  • Stag Line: Stories by Men (1995) ISBN 978-1550500615 published by Coteau Books

References

  1. Bonnie Burnard at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "Bonnie Burnard, Giller Prize-winning author, dies at 72". The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Medley, Mark (11 March 2017). "Giller Prize Winner Bonnie Burnard was Hailed as a Master". The Globe and Mail Inc. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center (2004). Saskatchewan Writers: Lives Past and Present. University of Regina Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-88977-163-5.
  5. ^ Daniszewski, Hank (March 5, 2017). "Accomplished London author based her fiction on her Southwestern Ontario roots". The London Free Press. Retrieved March 6, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  6. ^ "Spotlight on: Bonnie Burnard". Saskatchewan Publishers Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Bonnie Burnard Biography". Net Industries. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "Author Bonnie Burnard, Giller Prize winner, dead at 72". The Canadian Press. CBC News. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Coming Attractions. Stories By Sharon Butala, Bonnie Burnard & Sharon Sparling @ Abebooks". Abe Books. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  10. "Bonnie Burnard: A woman of influence". Quill and Quire. 1 December 1999. Retrieved 6 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Canadian Books and Authors: Bonnie Burnard". Canadian Books & Authors. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. "Saskatchewan Book Awards: Regina Book Award: Canadian Books & Authors".
  13. ^ "Bonnie Burnard Biography".
  14. "Canada's Premier Prize For Fiction Names Its Finalists".
Recipients of the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award
Marian Engel Award (1986-2007)
Timothy Findley Award (2002-2007)
Engel/Findley Award (2008-present)
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