Maria Mutch | |
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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Occupation | memoirist, short stories |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | York University |
Period | 2000s–present |
Notable works | Know 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.
Originally from Kentville, Nova Scotia, Mutch was educated at York University. She published Know the Night as a memoir of her experience as the mother of a son with autism.
Mutch currently lives in Rhode Island. She has also published essays and short fiction in both Canadian and American literary magazines. Her first novel, Molly Falls to Earth, was published in 2020.
References
- "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2014.
- "Kentville author nominated for Governor General's Literary Awards". Kings County Register, October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Grad Maria Mutch named finalist for 2014 GG Literary Award for Non-Fiction". YFile, October 7, 2014.
- "Know the Night: Author Maria Mutch explores the mysteries of autism". canada.com, April 17, 2014.
- "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020.
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