Julie Keith
American-Canadian writer
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Julie Houghton Keith[1] is an American-Canadian writer, best known for her short-story collections The Jaguar Temple and The Devil Out There.
Julie Keith | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American, Canadian |
| Education | Smith College (BA) Concordia University (MA) |
| Period | 1990s–present |
| Notable works | The Jaguar Temple, The Devil Out There |
| Spouse | Dick Pound |
| Children | 2 |
Background
She was born and brought up near Chicago,[2] and was educated at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1962 and an M.A. from Concordia University in 1989.[3] She is married to lawyer Dick Pound, a former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.[4]
Writing
Her first collection of short stories, The Jaguar Temple (Nuage Editions, 1995), was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1995 Governor General's Awards.[2] Her second collection, The Devil Out There (Knopf Canada, 1999), won the Quebec Writers' Federation's award for fiction in 2000.[5]
Keith also won the Quebec Writers' Federation Community Award in 2006.[6]