Jane Eaton Hamilton
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Jane Eaton Hamilton is a Canadian short story writer, poet and photographer.
in the BC Book Prizes, the VanCity Award, the Pat Lowther Award
, the Ferro-Grumley Award, and the MIND Book Prize (UK) where a non-fiction title appeared on the Best Books of the Year wrap-up at the UK Guardian newspaper.
Her short work has appeared in such publications as En Route, The New York Times
, Macleans and Seventeen. She has won many awards for her short work, including first prize in the CBC Literary Awards (2003), twice first prize in the Prism International Short Story Award, Canadian Poetry Chapbook of the Year from the League of Canadian Poets
, the event Non-Fiction Award, and many others.
She and her wife, Vancouver
doctor Joy Masuhara, were two of the litigants in the Canadian same-sex marriage
case, and when they and their colleagues won their case after a several year battle, they were wed in Toronto
on June 28, 2003 shortly after their tenth anniversary. They have two grown daughters, both Jane's biological children, who were adopted by Joy in 1997 when same sex adoptions became legal. Two movies with footage of Jane and Joy were made about their case, one by the NFB called "Why Thee Wed" and the other by Toronto filmmaker Nancy Nicol, called "The End of Second Class."
Jane Eaton Hamilton gave up writing January 1, 2004, six days before the CBC called to tell her she had taken first prize in the literary awards that had seen her as a finalist 20 plus years running. She now works as a photographer, shooting weddings, portraits, fine art and travel photographs, but keeps a very occasional hand in story writing.
Jane Eaton Hamilton is also a Master Gardener who writes the intermittent column for You Grow Girl called 'The Adequate Gardener.' The garden she creates with her wife was nominated for Vancouver's Best Front Garden Award.
Hunger was longlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, 2004.
Body Rain was short-listed for the Pat Lowther Award.
July Nights was short-listed for the VanCity Award and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award in the BC Book Prizes.
Going Santa Fe won the 1997 League of Canadian Poets Canadian Poetry Chapbook Award.
Death in One Another's Arms, Pushcart Prize Honourable Mention 1988
Grain short-short Finalist 1990
Prism, short fiction finalist, 1991
Easter, Federation of BC Writers short fiction First 1992
Accusation, Prism short fiction winner 1993
Prism short fiction Honourable Mention 1994
Hunger, Paragraph erotic short fiction First 1995
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying), Prism short fiction winner, 1995
DNA, Thistledown young adult story contest Finalist 1995
Goombay Smash, Prism short fiction first prize winner, 1998
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying), Best American Short Stories Distinguished Story, 1997
Territory, This Magazine first prize winner, 1998
Wax Brains, Fish finalist 1998
Graduation, Journey Prize inclusion, 1998
Winter, sub-Terrain runner-up, 1998
Cretins, H. E. Francis Award finalist, 1999
Fat Ankles, CBC Literary Awards finalist, 1999
Tightrope, Serpentine, Honorable Mention, 1999
Just Be Glad You Have Heels, Stand (UK) fifth place, 1999
Anemones, Exotic Erotic Writing Contest runner-up, 1999
Tightrope, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society contest, finalist, 2000
Fat Ankles, Fish Short Story Prize, shortlisted, 1999–2000
A Drosophila's Wings, Real Writers (UK), shortlisted, 2000
Travel Tips for Girls, Prism International, third prize winner, 2001
Wax Brains, The New Quarterly, honourable mention, 2001
Travel Tips for Girls, Prism International, third prize, 2001
Half Waikiki, CBC/En Route contest finalist, 2002
Easter, Fish story contest finalist, 2002
Do You Want Whiskey? Canadian Authors Association contest shortlist, 2003
Sperm King, Prism International first prize, 2003
Many People Have Been Gored, Room of One's Own story contest finalist, 2003
The Lost Boy, CBC Literary Awards, first prize, fiction ($6000), 2003
Social Discourse: 1944, Pushcart Prize nomination, 2004
Wart's Ugly, Carve Magazine finalist, 2004
League of Canadian Poets Finalist 1991
Special Needs, Prairie Fire long poem Honourable Mention 1994
Stephen Leacock Poetry Competition, Certificate of Merit, 1995–96
Tilden Canadian Literary Awards, Finalist, 1996
League of Canadian Poets Finalist 1997
Luby's Cafeteria, killeen, Texas, Stand, 5th. Prize, 1998
Stand honorable mention, 1998
This New Country, Atlanta Review Int'l Merit Award Winner, 1999
Crescendo, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, semi-finalist, 1999
Delor Street, New Letters (University of Missouri) fourth place, 1999
Vermilion, Outlaw Editions Chapbook Competition, finalist, 1999
Mr and Mrs Mouse, Summer Literary Seminars, Russia, third prize 2000
Survivor, finalist ARC contest, 2002
Tilden Finalist 1995
Walking on the Ancestors, Event First 1995
Federation of BC Writers Finalist (humour) 1995
Tilden Canadian Literary Awards, Finalist, 1996
Permanent Wave, Belle Lettres, Essay First, 1996
Permanent Wave, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Award finalist, 1998
Girls Like Me (Or Not), Creative Non-Fiction Walter V. Shipley
contest, 2001
21 Questions, Creative Non-Fiction Walter V. Shipley
contest, 2001
On the Piano, Pirate's Alley Faulkner contest, finalist, 2001
Permanent Wave, Prism Maclean Hunter contest shortlist, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Prism Maclean Hunter contest shortlist, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Missouri Review Editors' Awards runner-up, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Grain, co-winner Long Grain of Truth, 2002
Waiting for Dierdre, finalist, CBC Canadian Literary Awards 2004
Death in One Another's Arms was cited in the Pushcart Prize, 1989.
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying) was cited as distinguished by Best American Short Stories, 1997.
Territory was shortlisted for the Journey Prize.
Goombay Smash was cited as one of the best published stories in Canada by Best Canadian Short Stories.
Graduation was shortlisted for the Journey Prize.
Tulips was optioned by Bravo! TV and produced for broadcast in 1996.
Piñata was chosen by Poetry in Transit to appear on BC public transit, 1997
Overview
Hamilton has published two books of poetry, Body Rain (Brick Books 1992) and Steam-Cleaning Love (Brick Books 1993) and two volumes of short fiction July Nights and Other Stories, (Douglas and McIntyre, 1991) and Hunger, (Oberon, 2001), and two other books (children's and nonfiction). Her books have been shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction PrizeEthel Wilson Fiction Prize
The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, established in 1985 as one of the BC Book Prizes, is awarded annually to the best work of fiction by a resident of British Columbia, Canada....
in the BC Book Prizes, the VanCity Award, the Pat Lowther Award
Pat Lowther Award
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.-Winners:*1981 - M...
, the Ferro-Grumley Award, and the MIND Book Prize (UK) where a non-fiction title appeared on the Best Books of the Year wrap-up at the UK Guardian newspaper.
Her short work has appeared in such publications as En Route, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Macleans and Seventeen. She has won many awards for her short work, including first prize in the CBC Literary Awards (2003), twice first prize in the Prism International Short Story Award, Canadian Poetry Chapbook of the Year from the League of Canadian Poets
League of Canadian Poets
The League of Canadian Poets , a non-profit arts service organization, is the national association of professional publishing and spoken word poets in Canada...
, the event Non-Fiction Award, and many others.
She and her wife, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
doctor Joy Masuhara, were two of the litigants in the Canadian same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
case, and when they and their colleagues won their case after a several year battle, they were wed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
on June 28, 2003 shortly after their tenth anniversary. They have two grown daughters, both Jane's biological children, who were adopted by Joy in 1997 when same sex adoptions became legal. Two movies with footage of Jane and Joy were made about their case, one by the NFB called "Why Thee Wed" and the other by Toronto filmmaker Nancy Nicol, called "The End of Second Class."
Jane Eaton Hamilton gave up writing January 1, 2004, six days before the CBC called to tell her she had taken first prize in the literary awards that had seen her as a finalist 20 plus years running. She now works as a photographer, shooting weddings, portraits, fine art and travel photographs, but keeps a very occasional hand in story writing.
Jane Eaton Hamilton is also a Master Gardener who writes the intermittent column for You Grow Girl called 'The Adequate Gardener.' The garden she creates with her wife was nominated for Vancouver's Best Front Garden Award.
Books
Hunger, 2003 Publishing Triangle Awards, finalistHunger was longlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, 2004.
Body Rain was short-listed for the Pat Lowther Award.
July Nights was short-listed for the VanCity Award and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award in the BC Book Prizes.
Going Santa Fe won the 1997 League of Canadian Poets Canadian Poetry Chapbook Award.
Short stories
Death in One Another's Arms, Yellow Silk Best Story of the Year 1988Death in One Another's Arms, Pushcart Prize Honourable Mention 1988
Grain short-short Finalist 1990
Prism, short fiction finalist, 1991
Easter, Federation of BC Writers short fiction First 1992
Accusation, Prism short fiction winner 1993
Prism short fiction Honourable Mention 1994
Hunger, Paragraph erotic short fiction First 1995
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying), Prism short fiction winner, 1995
DNA, Thistledown young adult story contest Finalist 1995
Goombay Smash, Prism short fiction first prize winner, 1998
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying), Best American Short Stories Distinguished Story, 1997
Territory, This Magazine first prize winner, 1998
Wax Brains, Fish finalist 1998
Graduation, Journey Prize inclusion, 1998
Winter, sub-Terrain runner-up, 1998
Cretins, H. E. Francis Award finalist, 1999
Fat Ankles, CBC Literary Awards finalist, 1999
Tightrope, Serpentine, Honorable Mention, 1999
Just Be Glad You Have Heels, Stand (UK) fifth place, 1999
Anemones, Exotic Erotic Writing Contest runner-up, 1999
Tightrope, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society contest, finalist, 2000
Fat Ankles, Fish Short Story Prize, shortlisted, 1999–2000
A Drosophila's Wings, Real Writers (UK), shortlisted, 2000
Travel Tips for Girls, Prism International, third prize winner, 2001
Wax Brains, The New Quarterly, honourable mention, 2001
Travel Tips for Girls, Prism International, third prize, 2001
Half Waikiki, CBC/En Route contest finalist, 2002
Easter, Fish story contest finalist, 2002
Do You Want Whiskey? Canadian Authors Association contest shortlist, 2003
Sperm King, Prism International first prize, 2003
Many People Have Been Gored, Room of One's Own story contest finalist, 2003
The Lost Boy, CBC Literary Awards, first prize, fiction ($6000), 2003
Social Discourse: 1944, Pushcart Prize nomination, 2004
Wart's Ugly, Carve Magazine finalist, 2004
Poetry
Elemental, Absolut Vodka finalist 1991League of Canadian Poets Finalist 1991
Special Needs, Prairie Fire long poem Honourable Mention 1994
Stephen Leacock Poetry Competition, Certificate of Merit, 1995–96
Tilden Canadian Literary Awards, Finalist, 1996
League of Canadian Poets Finalist 1997
Luby's Cafeteria, killeen, Texas, Stand, 5th. Prize, 1998
Stand honorable mention, 1998
This New Country, Atlanta Review Int'l Merit Award Winner, 1999
Crescendo, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, semi-finalist, 1999
Delor Street, New Letters (University of Missouri) fourth place, 1999
Vermilion, Outlaw Editions Chapbook Competition, finalist, 1999
Mr and Mrs Mouse, Summer Literary Seminars, Russia, third prize 2000
Survivor, finalist ARC contest, 2002
Non-fiction
CBC Literary Competition Finalist 1989Tilden Finalist 1995
Walking on the Ancestors, Event First 1995
Federation of BC Writers Finalist (humour) 1995
Tilden Canadian Literary Awards, Finalist, 1996
Permanent Wave, Belle Lettres, Essay First, 1996
Permanent Wave, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Award finalist, 1998
Girls Like Me (Or Not), Creative Non-Fiction Walter V. Shipley
Walter V. Shipley
Walter V. Shipley was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chase Manhattan Bank and its predecessor Chemical Bank. Shipley was named chief executive of Chemical in 1981 and held the position through 1999 and remained at the bank as chairman through January 2000, just prior to the...
contest, 2001
21 Questions, Creative Non-Fiction Walter V. Shipley
Walter V. Shipley
Walter V. Shipley was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chase Manhattan Bank and its predecessor Chemical Bank. Shipley was named chief executive of Chemical in 1981 and held the position through 1999 and remained at the bank as chairman through January 2000, just prior to the...
contest, 2001
On the Piano, Pirate's Alley Faulkner contest, finalist, 2001
Permanent Wave, Prism Maclean Hunter contest shortlist, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Prism Maclean Hunter contest shortlist, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Missouri Review Editors' Awards runner-up, 2002
Being Jane Hamilton, Grain, co-winner Long Grain of Truth, 2002
Waiting for Dierdre, finalist, CBC Canadian Literary Awards 2004
Citations
Canadian Who's Who, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.Death in One Another's Arms was cited in the Pushcart Prize, 1989.
How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying) was cited as distinguished by Best American Short Stories, 1997.
Territory was shortlisted for the Journey Prize.
Goombay Smash was cited as one of the best published stories in Canada by Best Canadian Short Stories.
Graduation was shortlisted for the Journey Prize.
Tulips was optioned by Bravo! TV and produced for broadcast in 1996.
Piñata was chosen by Poetry in Transit to appear on BC public transit, 1997