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Despite favourable reviews for her first novel, Edugyan had difficulty securing a publisher for her second fiction manuscript.<ref name=quill /> She spent some time as a writer-in-residence in [[Stuttgart]], Germany, which inspired her to drop her unsold manuscript and write another novel, ''[[Half-Blood Blues]]'', about a mixed-race [[jazz]] musician in [[World War II]]-era Europe who is abducted by the [[Nazis]] as a "[[Rhineland Bastard]]".<ref name=quill />
Despite favourable reviews for her first novel, Edugyan had difficulty securing a publisher for her second fiction manuscript.<ref name=quill /> She spent some time as a writer-in-residence in [[Stuttgart]], Germany, which inspired her to drop her unsold manuscript and write another novel, ''[[Half-Blood Blues]]'', about a mixed-race [[jazz]] musician in [[World War II]]-era Europe who is abducted by the [[Nazis]] as a "[[Rhineland Bastard]]".<ref name=quill />


Published in 2011, ''Half-Blood Blues'' was announced as a shortlisted nominee for that year's [[Man Booker Prize]],<ref>[http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6649-two-canadians-shortlisted-for-man-booker "Two Canadians Shortlisted for Man Booker"]. ''The Mark'', 6 September 2011.</ref> [[Scotiabank Giller Prize]],<ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/the-giller-prize/dewitt-and-edugyan-add-giller-nods-to-booker-nominations/article2190494/ "DeWitt and Edugyan add Giller nods to Booker nominations"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 4 October 2011.</ref> [[Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize]]<ref>John, Barber, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/booker-nominees-edugyan-dewitt-make-shortlist-for-writers-trust-prize/article2183219/ "Booker nominees Edugyan, deWitt make shortlist for Writers' Trust prize"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 28 September 2011.</ref> and [[Governor General's Award for English language fiction]].<ref>[http://www.toronto.com/article/700799?bn=1 "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 11 October 2011.</ref> She was one of two Canadian writers, alongside [[Patrick deWitt]], to make all four award lists in 2011.<ref name=globe /> On 8 November 2011, she won the Giller Prize for ''Half-Blood Blues''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/08/giller-prize-winner.html "Esi Edugyan wins the Giller Prize"]. [[CBC News]], 8 November 2011.</ref> Again alongside deWitt, ''Half-Blood Blues'' was also shortlisted for the 2012 [[Walter Scott Prize]] for historical fiction.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/edugyan-and-dewitt-face-off-in-yet-another-literary-contest/article2391641/ "Edugyan and deWitt face off in yet another literary contest"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 4 April 2012.</ref> In April 2012, it was announced that Edugyan had won an [[Anisfield-Wolf Book Award]] for ''Half-Blood Blues''.<ref>[http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org/Home/tabid/787/EntryId/717/The-2012-Anisfield-Wolf-Award-Winners-Announced.aspx "The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners Announced"]. [[Cleveland Public Library]], 25 April 2012.</ref>
Published in 2011, ''Half-Blood Blues'' was announced as a shortlisted nominee for that year's [[Man Booker Prize]],<ref>[http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6649-two-canadians-shortlisted-for-man-booker "Two Canadians Shortlisted for Man Booker"]. ''The Mark'', 6 September 2011.</ref> [[Scotiabank Giller Prize]],<ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/the-giller-prize/dewitt-and-edugyan-add-giller-nods-to-booker-nominations/article2190494/ "DeWitt and Edugyan add Giller nods to Booker nominations"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 4 October 2011.</ref> [[Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize]]<ref>John, Barber, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/booker-nominees-edugyan-dewitt-make-shortlist-for-writers-trust-prize/article2183219/ "Booker nominees Edugyan, deWitt make shortlist for Writers' Trust prize"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 28 September 2011.</ref> and [[Governor General's Award for English language fiction]].<ref>[http://www.toronto.com/article/700799?bn=1 "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130104225728/http://www.toronto.com/article/700799?bn=1 |date=4 January 2013 }}. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 11 October 2011.</ref> She was one of two Canadian writers, alongside [[Patrick deWitt]], to make all four award lists in 2011.<ref name=globe /> On 8 November 2011, she won the Giller Prize for ''Half-Blood Blues''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/08/giller-prize-winner.html "Esi Edugyan wins the Giller Prize"]. [[CBC News]], 8 November 2011.</ref> Again alongside deWitt, ''Half-Blood Blues'' was also shortlisted for the 2012 [[Walter Scott Prize]] for historical fiction.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/edugyan-and-dewitt-face-off-in-yet-another-literary-contest/article2391641/ "Edugyan and deWitt face off in yet another literary contest"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 4 April 2012.</ref> In April 2012, it was announced that Edugyan had won an [[Anisfield-Wolf Book Award]] for ''Half-Blood Blues''.<ref>[http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org/Home/tabid/787/EntryId/717/The-2012-Anisfield-Wolf-Award-Winners-Announced.aspx "The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners Announced"]. [[Cleveland Public Library]], 25 April 2012.</ref>


In 2014 she published her first work of non-fiction ''[[Dreaming of Elsewhere: Observations on Home]]'' with the [[University of Alberta Press]].<ref>[http://www.quillandquire.com/book-news/2014/01/18/spring-preview-2014-non-fiction-part-2/ "Spring preview 2014: non-fiction, part 2"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', 18 January 2014.</ref> In 2016 Edugyan was writer-in-residence at [[Athabasca University]] in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2014 she published her first work of non-fiction ''[[Dreaming of Elsewhere: Observations on Home]]'' with the [[University of Alberta Press]].<ref>[http://www.quillandquire.com/book-news/2014/01/18/spring-preview-2014-non-fiction-part-2/ "Spring preview 2014: non-fiction, part 2"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', 18 January 2014.</ref> In 2016 Edugyan was writer-in-residence at [[Athabasca University]] in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Esi Edugyan
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Calgary, Alberta
OccupationWriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2004–present
Notable worksHalf-Blood Blues
Notable awardsScotiabank Giller Prize
2011 Half-Blood Blues
SpouseSteven Price

Esi Edugyan (born 1977) is a Canadian novelist.[1]

Biography

Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, to Ghanaian immigrant parents,[1] she studied creative writing at the University of Victoria and Johns Hopkins University before publishing her debut novel, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne, in 2004.[1]

Despite favourable reviews for her first novel, Edugyan had difficulty securing a publisher for her second fiction manuscript.[1] She spent some time as a writer-in-residence in Stuttgart, Germany, which inspired her to drop her unsold manuscript and write another novel, Half-Blood Blues, about a mixed-race jazz musician in World War II-era Europe who is abducted by the Nazis as a "Rhineland Bastard".[1]

Published in 2011, Half-Blood Blues was announced as a shortlisted nominee for that year's Man Booker Prize,[2] Scotiabank Giller Prize,[3] Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize[4] and Governor General's Award for English language fiction.[5] She was one of two Canadian writers, alongside Patrick deWitt, to make all four award lists in 2011.[3] On 8 November 2011, she won the Giller Prize for Half-Blood Blues.[6] Again alongside deWitt, Half-Blood Blues was also shortlisted for the 2012 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction.[7] In April 2012, it was announced that Edugyan had won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Half-Blood Blues.[8]

In 2014 she published her first work of non-fiction Dreaming of Elsewhere: Observations on Home with the University of Alberta Press.[9] In 2016 Edugyan was writer-in-residence at Athabasca University in Edmonton, Alberta.

Personal life

Edugyan lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and is married to novelist and poet Steven Price.[1] Her first child was born in August, 2011.[10]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Writing the blues". Quill & Quire, July 2011.
  2. ^ "Two Canadians Shortlisted for Man Booker". The Mark, 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "DeWitt and Edugyan add Giller nods to Booker nominations". The Globe and Mail, 4 October 2011.
  4. ^ John, Barber, "Booker nominees Edugyan, deWitt make shortlist for Writers' Trust prize". The Globe and Mail, 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Edugyan, deWitt shortlisted for Governor General literary award" Archived 4 January 2013 at archive.today. Toronto Star, 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Esi Edugyan wins the Giller Prize". CBC News, 8 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Edugyan and deWitt face off in yet another literary contest". The Globe and Mail, 4 April 2012.
  8. ^ "The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners Announced". Cleveland Public Library, 25 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Spring preview 2014: non-fiction, part 2". Quill & Quire, 18 January 2014.
  10. ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/esi-edugyan-a-new-baby-and-an-armful-of-literary-award-nominations/article556305//
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