Gil Adamson

Canadian writer

Hammett Prize (2007)
ReLit Award (2008)
Amazon.ca First Novel Award (2008)

PartnerKevin Connolly

Gillian "Gil" Adamson (born January 1, 1961) is a Canadian writer. She won the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2008 for her 2007 novel The Outlander.

Biography

Adamson's first published work was Primitive, a volume of poetry, in 1991. She followed this with the short story collection Help Me, Jacques Cousteau in 1995 and a second volume of poetry, Ashland, in 2003, as well a number of chapbooks and a commissioned fan biography of Gillian Anderson, Mulder, It's Me, which she co-authored with her sister-in-law, Dawn Connolly, in 1997.^[1] A selection of her poetry also appeared in the anthology Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the Influence (The Mercury Press, 2004). The Outlander, a novel set in the Canadian West at the turn of the 20th century, was published by House of Anansi in spring 2007 and won the Hammett Prize that year. The novel was later selected for the 2009 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by the actor Nicholas Campbell.^{[citation needed]}

Her novel, Ridgerunner, was published in May 2020.^[2] It won the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize^[3] and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.^[4]

Adamson lives in Toronto with the poet Kevin Connolly.^[5]

Awards

Awards for Adamson's writing
Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2004	Ashland	ReLit Award for Novel	Shortlist
2008	The Outlander	Books in Canada First Novel Award	Winner	^[6]
		Hammett Prize	Winner	^[7]
		ReLit Award for Novel	Winner	^[8]
2020	Ridgerunner	Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize	Winner	^[3]
2020	Ridgerunner	Giller Prize	Shortlist	^[4]^[9]

Selected works

—— (1991). Primitive. Coach House Press.
—— (1995). Help Me, Jacques Cousteau. Porcupine's Quill.
—— (1997). Mulder, It's Me. ECW Press.
—— (2003). Ashland. ECW Press.
—— (2007). The Outlander. House of Anansi.
—— (2020). Ridgerunner. House of Anansi.

References

^ Toub, Micah (June 2007). "Going Public". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on January 28, 2014.
^ "12 Canadian books coming out in May we can't wait to read". CBC Books. May 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Takeuchi, Craig (September 19, 2020). "Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers' Trust literary prizes". Now. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "3 novels, 2 short story collections shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ McBride, Jason (April 2008). "Kevin Connolly - Working overtime". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014.
^ "The Hammett Prize: Past Winners, Nominees, and Judges". International Association of Crime Writers: North American Branch. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "Adamson wins First Novel Award". Telegraph-Journal, October 2, 2008.
^ "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen. July 27, 2008.
^ "Awards: Tony Ryan, Writers' Trust Winners". Shelf Awareness . November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.