Maria Mutch
BornHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupationmemoirist, short stories
NationalityCanadian
EducationYork University
Period2000s–present
Notable worksKnow the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours

Maria Mutch is a Canadian writer, whose memoir Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[1]

Originally from Kentville, Nova Scotia,[2] Mutch was educated at York University.[3] She published Know the Night as a memoir of her experience as the mother of a son with autism.[4]

Mutch currently lives in Rhode Island.[3] She has also published essays and short fiction in both Canadian and American literary magazines.[3] Her first novel, Molly Falls to Earth, was published in 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kentville author nominated for Governor General's Literary Awards". Kings County Register, October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Grad Maria Mutch named finalist for 2014 GG Literary Award for Non-Fiction". YFile, October 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "Know the Night: Author Maria Mutch explores the mysteries of autism". canada.com, April 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020.


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