Holley Rubinsky
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Holley Rubinsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1943 |
| Died | August 1, 2015 (aged 72) |
| Spouse | Yuri Rubinsky (1984–death) |
Holley Rubinsky (May 18, 1943 – August 1, 2015)[1] was an American-born Canadian fiction writer who lived in Kaslo, British Columbia.
Rubinsky was born on May 18, 1943, in Long Beach, California.[1] She came to Kaslo, British Columbia, in 1976 with her daughter, the artist and children's book writer, Robin Ballard.
In 1984, she married Yuri Rubinsky, whom she had met at a Banff Publishing Workshop, and couple moved to Toronto.[1]
The title story of Rubinsky's first book, Rapid Transits and Other Stories (Polestar, 1991), won the first $10,000 Journey Prize (1989),[2] as well as the Canadian National Magazine Awards Gold Medal for fiction and a nomination for the Western Magazines Award. At First I Hope for Rescue (Knopf Canada, 1997; Picador, 1998) was shortlisted for B.C.'s Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and was chosen for the Barnes & Noble Booksellers "Discover great new writers program". Beyond This Point was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2006. Her collection of short fiction, South of Elfrida (Brindle & Glass), was published in 2013.
Yuri died January 21, 1996, after suffering a massive and unexpected heart attack. After his death, she moved to Arizona, then returned to Kaslo in 2001.[1]
From 2006–2008, Rubinsky was host of The Writers' Show produced by CJLY-FM, Kootenay Coop Radio, a weekly program about the process of writing and experiences in publishing.[3]
Rubinsky died of cancer on August 1, 2015.[1][4] Since 2016, she has been memorialized by the Holley Rubinsky Blue Pencil Sessions at the annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson, British Columbia.[5]
Awards and honours
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | At First I Hope for Rescue | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | Finalist | [1] |
| 1989 | "Rapid Transit" | Journey Prize for Best Short Story | Winner | [2] |
