Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She has published four novels, two short story collections and two books for young readers.

Biography

Adderson was born on September 9, 1963, in Edmonton, Alberta to James Neil and Bernice Adderson.
She received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986. Following graduation, she attended a writing program at the Banff [Centre for Arts and Creativity].
Aside from writing, she has taught at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Simon Fraser University.
Adderson presently lives in Vancouver with her husband, Bruce Sweeney.

Awards and honours

In 2006, Adderson received the Marian Engel Award, "given annually to an outstanding Canadian female writer in mid-career in recognition of her body of work."
In 2010, Quill & Quire and The Globe and Mail named The Sky is Falling one of the best books of the year.

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
1993	Bad Imaginings	Governor General's Award for English-language fiction	Shortlist
1994	Bad Imaginings	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Winner
1999	'	Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize	Shortlist
2000	'	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Shortlist
2004	Sitting Practice	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Winner
2004	Sitting Practice	VanCity Prize	Shortlist
2006	Pleased to Meet You	Scotiabank Giller Prize	Longlist
2011		Commonwealth Writers Prize	Nominee
2012		International Dublin Literary Award	Longlist
2013		Sunday Times Short Story Award	Longlist
2013	Middle of Nowhere	CLA Book of the Year for Children Award	Shortlist
2013	Middle of Nowhere	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner
2015	Ellen in Pieces	Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize	Shortlist
2015	Norman Speak!	Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
2016	Vancouver Vanishes	Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award	Finalist
2024	A Way to Be Happy	Giller Prize	Longlist

Publications

As editor

Vancouver Vanishes: Narratives of Demolition and Revival

''Best Canadian Stories 2019''

Short story collections

Bad Imaginings Pleased to Meet You: Stories Sunny Days Inside

''A Way to Be Happy''

Novels

A History of Forgetting Sitting Practice The Sky Is Falling Ellen in Pieces

''A Russian Sister''

Novella

''Mr. Justice''

Children's fiction

Very Serious Children
Middle of Nowhere
Norman, Speak!, illustrated by Qin Leng
A Simple Case of Angels
Eat, Leo! Eat!, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
I Love You, One to Ten, illustrated by Christina Leist
The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat, illustrated by Stacy Innerst
It Happened on Sweet Street, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
Babble!: And How Punctuation Saved It, illustrated by Roman Muradov

Bruno series

I, Bruno, illustrated by Helen Flook Bruno for Real, illustrated by Helen Flook

Izzy series

The Izzy books are illustrated by Kelly Collier.Izzy in the DoghouseIzzy's Tail of Trouble

''Izzy's Dog Days of Summer''

Jasper John Dooley series

Star of the Week, illustrated by Ben Clanton
Left Behind, illustrated by Ben Clanton
Not in Love, illustrated by Ben Clanton
You're in Trouble, illustrated by Ben Clanton
Lost and Found, illustrated by Mike Shiell
Public Library Enemy #1, illustrated by Mike Shiell

Pierre & Paul series

The Pierre & Paul books are illustrated by Alice Carter.Avalanche!

''Dragon!''