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Russell Wangersky | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation | Writer,journalist |
| Genre | Non-fiction,creative non-fiction,fiction |
| Notable works | Burning Down the House,Whirl Away |
Russell Wangersky is aCanadian journalist and writer of fiction andcreative non-fiction. Born inNew Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Canada since the age of three, Wangersky was educated atAcadia University.[1] He has been page editor ofThe Telegram inSt. John's, as well as a columnist and magazine writer.[2]
He has been nominated for theNational Newspaper Award four times, and has won once,[3] as well as several Canadian awards forcreative non-fiction writing. He is also a four-time National Magazine Award finalist.
He published his debut short story collection,The Hour of Bad Decisions, in 2006. The collection was named to the initial longlist for the 2006Scotiabank Giller Prize, and was also a finalist for theWinterset Award, the Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize - Canada and the Caribbean, and theDanuta Gleed Literary Award. His bookBurning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself, a non-fiction memoir of his 20 years as a volunteer firefighter, was released in Canada byThomas Allen Publishers in March 2008. It was a finalist for theWriters' Trust Non-Fiction Prize, and wonBritish Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, theEdna Staebler Award forCreative Non-Fiction, the Drummer-General Prize for Non-Fiction and the Rogers Television Newfoundland and Labrador Non-Fiction Prize.
His 2011 novelThe Glass Harmonica won the 2011 Winterset Award. His 2012 short story collectionWhirl Away was a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize,[4] and won the 2013Thomas Head Raddall Award.[5]
Jason Buxton adapted "Sharp Corner", fromWhirl Away, into the 2024 feature filmSharp Corner.[6]
