Eliza K. Robertson is a Canadian writer.[1]
She studied creative writing and political science at the University of Victoria and graduated with an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2012, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing.[2] Eliza was a joint winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and has been longlisted twice for the prestigious Writers' Trust of Canada's Journey Prize.[3] She was a Journey Prize finalist in 2013 for "My Sister Sang."[4]
Robertson's first full-length novel, Demi-Gods, was released in 2017.[5]
Awards
- 2013 Journey Prize finalist for "My Sister Sang," published in Grain
- 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, "We Walked on Water", published in Granta
- 2017 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, "Pheidippides"[6]
Bibliography
- —— (2014). Wallflowers. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781620408155.
- —— (2017). Demi-Gods. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408890394.
References
- ^ "Eliza Robertson on her new book, the best advice she's received and more". The Globe and Mail. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Creative Writing alumni P-R and published works". University of East Anglia.
- ^ "Contributors - Eliza Robertson". Granta. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Journey Prize finalists". Writers' Trust. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Hawley, Alix (8 September 2017). "Review: Eliza Robertson's Demi-Gods is a poetic debut novel". The Globe and Mail. Philip Crawley. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Jolley Prize winner: Eliza Robertson". Australian Book Review. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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