Education
She lived in various places of Canada before returning to Saint John"s where she studied at Memorial University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Social Work, and a diploma in adult education.
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Donna Morrissey
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At age 16 Morrissey left her birthplace, The Beaches, a small outport on the west coast of Newfoundland. Morrissey now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Morrissey has written three prize-winning novels — Kit"s Law, the national best seller Downhill Chance, and Sylvanus Now — as well as one prize-winning screenplay.
Achievements
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Foreign Sylvanus Now: Winner of the Thomas Head Raddall Award Atlantic Booksellers Choice Award Short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers" Prize Foreign Downhill Chance: Winner of the Thomas Head Raddall Award Foreign Kit"s Law: Winner of the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award Winner of the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award Shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award Shortlisted for the Atlantic Provinces Booksellers" Choice Award Shortlisted for the Thomas Head Raddall Award Foreign Clothesline Patch: Winner, Best Production, 2002 Gemini Awards.
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Morrissey defended Frank Parker Day"s novel Rockbound in Canada Reads 2005.
Awards
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the American Library Association Alex Award; Commonwealth Writers' Prize; the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award; the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize; Thomas Head Raddall Award
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.