Summary
Patrick Warner is an Irish-Canadian author residing in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1][2] He writes both novels and poetry. Warner has won several awards for his works, including the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award,[3][4] the Newfoundland Book Award,[5][6][7] the Percy Janes First Novel Award,[8] and the Independent Publisher Regional Fiction Award.[9][10][11][12]
Life edit
Warner emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland to Newfoundland in 1980.[13] He attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland for his undergraduate degree, earning a Bachelor's in English and Anthropology. He received a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Western Ontario.[2] He works at the Queen Elizabeth II Library at the Memorial University of Newfoundland as a special collections librarian.[14]
Works edit
Awards edit
- 2002 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Capelin"[2][3]
- 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Tortoise at Toronto Zoo"[2][4]
- 2007 Newfoundland Book Award for There, There[5][6]
- 2011 Newfoundland Book Award for Mole[5][6]
- Percy Janes First Novel Award for Double Talk[8]
- 2012 Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction (Canada-East) for Double Talk[9][10]
- 2016 Gold Medal for Canada East Fiction for One Hit Wonders[11][12]
- 2017 Newfoundland Book Award for Octopus[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "View of Patrick Warner. One Hit Wonders. St. John's: Breakwater Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-55081-613-6 | Newfoundland and Labrador Studies". journals.lib.unb.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Warner". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "Arts and Letters Awards Program - Senior Division Poetry 2002". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "Arts and Letters Awards Program - Senior Division Poetry 2004". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b c "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Winners". Atlantic Book Awards. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b c d "And Now, A Poem: "The Watercourse" by E.J. Pratt Poetry Award Shortlisted Author Patrick Warner". The Overcast. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "And the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards go to..." The Telegram. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b c "Double Talk". Breakwater Books. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "ECW, Theytus, Breakwater take home IPPY Awards". Quill and Quire. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "Independent Publisher Announces 2016 IPPY Award Winners". Literary Press Group of Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Regional & Ebook Results". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Warner, Patrick Archives". Biblioasis. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Inside the old, rare and downright strange world of MUN's special books". CBC News. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Ruth Roach Pierson's review of Patrick Warner's There, there". Newfoundland and Labrador Studies. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Michael Collins' review of Patrick Warner's Double Talk". Newfoundland and Labrador Studies. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Chris Jennings Reviews Patrick Warner's Precious". Malahat Review. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Francesca Boschetti's review of Patrick Warner's One Hit Wonders". Newfoundland and Labrador Studies. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Brian Palmu Reviews Patrick Warner's Octopus". Brian Palmu Blog. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Writing World: Patrick Warner". Newfoundland Herald. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Trevor Corkum Reviews Patrick Warner's My Camino". Toronto Star. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Kate Kennedy Reviews Patrick Warner's My Camino". Fiddlehead. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-26.