André Narbonne

André Narbonne is a Canadian writer,[1] whose novel Lucien & Olivia was longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize.[2]

Originally a marine engineer, Narbonne settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the mid-1980s, and studied English literature at Dalhousie University.[3] He is a former chair of the Halifax chapter of the Canadian Poetry Association, and was the winner of the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick's David Adams Richards Award in 2008 for his short story collection "The Separatists".[4] He later pursued his Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario, and is currently a professor of English at the University of Windsor.[5]

His short story collection Twelve Miles to Midnight, was published in 2016,[3] and was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2017.[6] In 2017, he published the poetry collection You Were Here.[7] Lucien & Olivia, his debut novel, was published by Black Moss Press in 2022.[5]

Works
  • Twelve Miles to Midnight - 2016
  • You Were Here - 2017
  • Lucien & Olivia - 2022

References
  1. Trevor Wilhelm, "Windsor’s Black Moss Press and writer Andre Narbonne score first Giller nod". Windsor Star, September 8, 2022.
  2. "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2022.
  3. Patricia Sandberg, "TWELVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT, BY ANDRÉ NARBONNE". The Miramichi Reader, January 16, 2021.
  4. "Writers' federation announces winners". Times & Transcript, April 15, 2008.
  5. "André Narbonne's debut novel Lucien and Olivia takes a comedically blunt look at love in 1980s Halifax". CBC Books, September 22, 2022.
  6. "Halifax author Kris Bertin wins $10,000 Danuta Gleed Literary Award". Penticton Herald, 3 June 2017.
  7. Luke J. Frenette, "On the Road Behind: André Narbonne's You Were Here". Arc Poetry Magazine, November 5, 2017.


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