Donna Morrissey

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Donna Morrissey (born in 1956 at The Beaches, Newfoundland) is a Canadian author.

At age 16 Morrissey left her birthplace, The Beaches, a small outport on the west coast of Newfoundland. She lived in various places of Canada before returning to St. John's where she studied at Memorial University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Social Work, and a diploma in adult education. Morrissey now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Morrissey has written three prize-winning novels — Kit's Law, the national best seller Downhill Chance, and Sylvanus Now — as well as one prize-winning screenplay.

Morrissey defended Frank Parker Day's novel Rockbound in Canada Reads 2005. Rockbound eventually won the competition. In the 2007 edition of Canada Reads, an "all-star" competition pitting the five winning advocates from previous years against each other, Morrissey returned to champion Anosh Irani's novel The Song of Kahunsha.

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[edit] Bibliography

  • Kit's Law
  • Downhill Chance
  • Sylvanus Now

[edit] Filmography

  • Clothesline Patch (screenplay)

[edit] Awards and recognition

  • For Sylvanus Now:
  • For Downhill Chance:
    • Winner of the Thomas Head Raddall Award
  • For Kit's Law:
    • Winner of the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award
    • Winner of the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize
    • Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award
    • Shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award
    • Shortlisted for the Atlantic Provinces Booksellers' Choice Award
    • Shortlisted for the Thomas Head Raddall Award
  • For Clothesline Patch:

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