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Sandra Louise Birdsell, CM (née Bartlette) (born 22 April 1942) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer of Métis and Mennonite heritage.
Born in Hamiota, Manitoba, she studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, where she studied under Robert Kroetsch.
In 1996, she moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she currently resides.
In January 2007, Birdsell began a four month term as the Carol Shields writer in residence at the University of Winnipeg.[1]
In 2010, Birdsell was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
Prizes and Honours more less
- 1984 The Gerald Lampert Award (for Night Travellers)
- 1990 Books in Canada First Novel Award (for The Missing Child)
- 1992 Shortlist, Governor General's Award for Fiction (for The Chrome Suite)
- 1993 Marian Engel Award
- 1997 Shortlist, Governor General's Award for Fiction (for The Two-Headed Calf)
- 1997 Shortlist, Silver Birch Award (for The Town That Floated Away)
- 2001 Shortlist, Giller Prize (for The Russländer)
- 2001 Saskatchewan Book of the Year, Best Saskatchewan Fiction and City of Regina (for The Russländer)
- 2007 Longlist, International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (for Children of the Day)
- 2007 Saskatchewan Best Fiction Award (for Children of the Day)
- 2010 Shortlist, Governor General's Award for English fiction (Waiting for Joe)
Novels
- Agassiz Stories (1987)
- The Missing Child (1989) Lester & Orpen Dennys
- The Chrome Suite (1992) McClelland & Stewart
- The Town That Floated Away (1997) HarperCollins
- The Russländer (2001) McClelland & Stewart
- Children of the Day (2005) Random House Canada
- Waiting for Joe (2010) Random House Canada
Short Stories
- Night Travellers (1982) Turnstone Press
- Ladies of the House (1984) Turnstone Press
- The Two-Headed Calf (1997) McClelland & Stewart
Total Books: 23