Emily Schultz
Encyclopedia
Emily Schultz is a Canadian
-American
fiction writer and the author of Black Coffee Night, a Danuta Gleed
nominated 2002 collection of stories. A story from that collection ("The Value of X") was adapted by Lynne Stopkewich
, director of Kissed
. In 2005 Schultz published her first novel, Joyland. and was included in a Globe and Mail round table discussion with authors Sheila Heti
, Lee Henderson
, and Kevin Chong
titled "Tomorrow's Ondaatjes and Munros."
In 2007, Songs for the Dancing Chicken, her collection of poetry inspired by the films of Werner Herzog
, was published by ECW Press and shortlisted for the Trillium Award.
In 2009 House of Anansi Press
published Schultz's second novel, Heaven Is Small which was distributed digitally for free during its first month of publication.
The novel was based on her struggle with depression which was the result of her job as a night shift proofreader for Harlequin Enterprises.
Schultz is the co-founder of the literary website Joyland: A hub for short fiction
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fiction writer and the author of Black Coffee Night, a Danuta Gleed
Danuta Gleed
Danuta Gleed was a Canadian writer.She was born in Kenya in a British camp for displaced persons where she spent her early childhood. In 1958, her family moved to England...
nominated 2002 collection of stories. A story from that collection ("The Value of X") was adapted by Lynne Stopkewich
Lynne Stopkewich
Lynne Stopkewich is a Canadian film director, particularly notable as the director of the film Kissed .-History:In 1987, Stopkewich obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in film studies from Concordia University, followed in 1996 by a Master of Fine Arts Degree in film studies from the...
, director of Kissed
Kissed
Kissed is a 1996 Canadian film, directed and co-written by Lynne Stopkewich, based on Barbara Gowdy's short story "We So Seldom Look On Love"...
. In 2005 Schultz published her first novel, Joyland. and was included in a Globe and Mail round table discussion with authors Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti is a Canadian writer.Heti, who was born in Toronto, Ontario, studied art history and philosophy at the University of Toronto and playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada....
, Lee Henderson
Lee Henderson
Lee Henderson is a Canadian writer, the author of The Broken Record Technique and The Man Game . The Broken Record Technique won the 2003 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, which recognizes a first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author writing in English...
, and Kevin Chong
Kevin Chong
Kevin Chong is a Canadian author.Born in Hong Kong, Chong studied at the University of British Columbia and Columbia University, where he received an MFA in fiction writing....
titled "Tomorrow's Ondaatjes and Munros."
In 2007, Songs for the Dancing Chicken, her collection of poetry inspired by the films of Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
, was published by ECW Press and shortlisted for the Trillium Award.
In 2009 House of Anansi Press
House of Anansi Press
House of Anansi Press is a Canadian publishing company, founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and Dave Godfrey. The company specializes in finding and developing new Canadian writers of literary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction....
published Schultz's second novel, Heaven Is Small which was distributed digitally for free during its first month of publication.
The novel was based on her struggle with depression which was the result of her job as a night shift proofreader for Harlequin Enterprises.
Schultz is the co-founder of the literary website Joyland: A hub for short fiction
Joyland: A hub for short fiction
Joyland: A hub for short fiction is a website for short stories. It was created by authors Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph Davis and its editorial structure is uniquely distributed across eight North American cities and regions. Notable contributors have included Jonathan Lethem, Lydia Millet,...
.