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University of Toronto.
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Sheila Fischman
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Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was brought up in Ontario. She holds an Master of Arts from the University of Toronto. Fischman is a former editor of the Montreal Star"s book section, as well as a columnist for the Globe & Mail and the Montreal Gazette and a broadcaster for Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio.
She currently lives in Montreal.
Four of Fischman"s translations have been selected for Canada Reads: Next Episode by Hubert Aquin in 2003. Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin in 2005.
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay in 2009. And Ru by Kim Thúy in 2015.
In recognition of her work, Fischman has received honorary doctorates from the University of Ottawa and the University of Waterloo.
Achievements
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Since 1987, Fischman has received 14 nominations for the Governor General"s Award for Translation, receiving the prize in 1988 for Bambi and Maine, her translation of Michel Tremblay"s Les vues animéson She has twice won the Canada Council Prize for Translation (in 1974 and 1984) and the Félix-Antoine Savard Award offered by the Translation Center, Columbia University (in 1989 and 1990). Her translation of Pascale Quiviger"s The Perfect Circle was a finalist for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize and her translation of Am I Disturbing You by Anne Hébert was a finalist for the same prize in 2000. Her translations won the competition in 2003 and 2015. In 2000, she was invested into the Order of Canada and, in 2008, into the Ordre national du Québec. She won the 2008 Molson Prize for the Arts.
Membership
She is a founding member of the Literary Translators" Association of Canada and founding co-editor of Ellipse: Œuvres en traduction/Writers in Translation.
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Member of the Order of Canada; Knight of the National Order of Quebec Governor General's Award; Order of Canada; Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.; The Scotiabank Giller Prize, or Giller Prize, is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries.; The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.; The Scotiabank Giller Prize, or Giller Prize, is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries.; The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.