Ann Diamond

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For the New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper and midwife, see Ann Diamond (midwife). For the English journalist, see Anne Diamond.

Ann Diamond
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Born (1951-04-11) 11 April 1951 (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationWriter, poet, novelist
Alma mater
GenrePoetry, Fiction
Notable awardsHugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (1994)
Website
anndiamond.ca

Ann Diamond (born 11 April 1951)[1] is a Canadian poet, short story writer, and novelist. She was the winner of the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction from the Quebec Writers' Federation.[2]

Early life

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Diamond was born 11 April 1951 in Montreal.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University before studying creative writing at Goddard College.[1]

Work

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Diamond's first book, Lil, was published in 1977. Her second book, A Nun's Diary, was adapted for theatre by Robert Lepage (retitled Echo)[1] and presented in Montreal and Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille.[3] Her third book of poetry, Terrorist Letters, was published in 1992.[4]

Diamond released her first novel, Mona's Dance, in 1989, followed by short story collections Snakebite in 1989 and Evil Eye in 1991. Her narrative style has been called "distinctive" as it "blur[s] ... realism and surrealism";[1] and her fiction also tends to "feature female characters burdened by painful relationships."[1] Evil Eye won the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[2] In 2000, Diamond released Dead White Males,[5] followed by Static Control in 2006.[1]

In 2006, Diamond published a memoir, My Cold War, where she claims to be a victim of secret mind-control experiments, allegedly sponsored by the American CIA.[1] The book was republished under the title A Certain Girl in 2011.[1]

In 2014, Diamond self-published The Man Next Door about her friend and neighbour Leonard Cohen.[6]

Publications

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Poetry

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  • Lil (1977)
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Short story collections

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  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Winner of the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[2][9][10]

Novels

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Memoirs

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  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Republished as A Certain Girl in 2011.
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References

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Further reading

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