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Hazel Jane Plante

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Hazel Jane Plante is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] whose debut novel Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) was published in 2019.[2] The book won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature at the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards in 2020,[3] and was a shortlisted finalist for Publishing Triangle's Leslie Feinberg Award in the same year.[4]

Her second novel, Any Other City, was published in 2023,[5] and was shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2024.[6]

She served on the jury for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2024.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Sue Carter, "Vancouver author Hazel Jane Plante’s quirky, queer debut destined to be a cult classic". Toronto Star, December 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Nour Abi Nakhoul, "Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)". Quill & Quire, December 2019.
  3. ^ Vanderhoof, Erin (June 1, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ Yohannes, Samraweet (March 23, 2020). "Samra Habib, Kai Cheng Thom and Téa Mutonji among finalists for 2020 Publishing Triangle Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante". CBC Books, February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Kristi Alexandra, "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist". The Georgia Straight, April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize". CBC Books, September 13, 2024.
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