Jane Urquhart

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Jane Urquhart is a novelist and poet. In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Urquhart has written seven critically acclaimed novels. In 1994, she received the Marian Engel Award, now known as Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award. Her debut The Whirlpool received Le prix du meilleur livre tranger (Best Foreign Book Award) in France. The 1993 speculative fiction novel Away won the Trillium Award,was a finalist for the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award anda contender in Canada Reads 2013, when it was defended by CharlotteGray.

She received the Governor General's Literary Award in 1997for The Underpainter. The novel was also a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The Stone Carvers was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, as well the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2001 and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.She has also authored four poetry books and a short story collection entitled A Number of Things.

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Interviews

Jane Urquhart discusses writing the 2001 novel The Stone Carvers

24 years ago

Duration 15:58

Jane Urquhart talks about the origins of her novel The Stone Carvers, which tells the story of how the First World War affected one Canadian family, and the building of the Vimy memorial. Aired April 6, 2001 on CBC's Hot Type.

Jane Urquhart reads from Away

31 years ago

Duration 10:17

The novelist talks about the inspiration for her 1993 work Away and reads a passage from the book.

The Next Chapter2:10Jane Urquhart on The Night Stages

The novelist talks about her latest book, which is set partly in Ireland.

The Next Chapter13:56"Away" author Jane Urquhart (Interview)

Jane Urquhart discusses Away with Shelagh Rogers

The Next Chapter18:40Is it a good idea to re-read your old work? (Literary Smackdown - Part 8)

Canada Writes and The Next Chapter present our eighth literary smackdown, an always thoughtful, sometimes feisty, debate about the writing life. This time a quandary for published writers: is it a good idea to re-read your old work? Sharon Butala and Jane Urquhart have both written plenty of books, but they have very different thoughts on what to do with them.

Archives16:39Jane Urquhart discusses Away with Peter Gzowski

The author talks with the Morningside host about her 1993 novel.