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'''Julie Keith''' is an [[United States|American]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] writer, best known for her short story collections ''The Jaguar Temple'' and ''The Devil Out There''.
'''Julie Houghton Keith'''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://157.166.246.201/vault/article/magazine/MAG1027747/index.htm |title=The Dick Pound File |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 16, 2002 |first=Frank |last=Deford |accessdate=November 3, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104045758/http://157.166.246.201/vault/article/magazine/MAG1027747/index.htm |archivedate=November 4, 2014 }}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] writer, best known for her short-story collections ''The Jaguar Temple'' and ''The Devil Out There''.


==Background==
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Her first collection of short stories, ''The Jaguar Temple'' (Nuage Editions, 1995), was shortlisted for the [[Governor General's Award for English-language fiction]] at the [[1995 Governor General's Awards]].<ref name=vs /> Her second collection, ''The Devil Out There'' (Knopf Canada, 1999), won the [[Quebec Writers' Federation Awards|Quebec Writers' Federation's award for fiction]] in 2000.<ref>"Grescoe a double-winner at Quebec writers' awards". ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', December 1, 2000.</ref>
Her first collection of short stories, ''The Jaguar Temple'' (Nuage Editions, 1995), was shortlisted for the [[Governor General's Award for English-language fiction]] at the [[1995 Governor General's Awards]].<ref name=vs /> Her second collection, ''The Devil Out There'' (Knopf Canada, 1999), won the [[Quebec Writers' Federation Awards|Quebec Writers' Federation's award for fiction]] in 2000.<ref>"Grescoe a double-winner at Quebec writers' awards". ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', December 1, 2000.</ref>


Keith also won the [[Quebec Writers' Federation Awards|Quebec Writers’ Federation Community Award]] in 2006.<ref>"De Niro's Game wins two Quebec prizes". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', November 24, 2006.</ref>
Keith also won the [[Quebec Writers' Federation Awards|Quebec Writers' Federation Community Award]] in 2006.<ref>"De Niro's Game wins two Quebec prizes". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', November 24, 2006.</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 5 January 2024

Julie Keith
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationAutor
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
BildungSmith College (BA)
Concordia University (MA)
Period1990s–present
Notable worksThe Jaguar Temple, The Devil Out There
SpouseDick Pound
Children2

Julie Houghton Keith[1] is an American-Canadian writer, best known for her short-story collections The Jaguar Temple and The Devil Out There.

Background

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She was born and brought up near Chicago,[2] and was educated at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1962 and an M.A. from Concordia University in 1989.[3] She is married to lawyer Dick Pound, a former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.[4]

Writing

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Her first collection of short stories, The Jaguar Temple (Nuage Editions, 1995), was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1995 Governor General's Awards.[2] Her second collection, The Devil Out There (Knopf Canada, 1999), won the Quebec Writers' Federation's award for fiction in 2000.[5]

Keith also won the Quebec Writers' Federation Community Award in 2006.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Deford, Frank (December 16, 2002). "The Dick Pound File". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Giller v. the G-Gs: a tale of two literary awards". The Globe and Mail, November 4, 1995.
  3. ^ "MEMBER PROFILE - JULIE KEITH". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ultimate Games insider crusades against doping". Calgary Herald, July 10, 2004.
  5. ^ "Grescoe a double-winner at Quebec writers' awards". The Gazette, December 1, 2000.
  6. ^ "De Niro's Game wins two Quebec prizes". Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2006.
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