Ann Diamond
Introduction '''Ann Diamond''' (born 11 April 1951 in Montreal) is a Canadian poet, short story writer, and novelist.
Early life Diamond was born 11 April 1951 in Montreal. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University before studying creative writing at Goddard College.
Early work Diamond's first book, ''Lil'', was published in 1977.Her second book, ''A Nun's Diary'', was adapted for theatre by Robert LePage (retitled ''Echo'') and presented in Montreal and Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille. Her third book of poetry, ''Terrorist Letters'', was published in 1992.Expanding beyond poetry, Diamond released her first novel, ''Mona's Dance'', in 1989, followed by her short story collections ''Snakebite'' in 1989 and ''Evil Eye'' in 1991.Her narrative style has been called "distinctive" as it "blurs ... realism and surrealism"; her fiction also tends to "feature female characters burdened by painful relationships." ''Evil Eye'' went one to win the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. In 2000, Diamond released ''Dead White Males'', followed by ''Static Control'' in 2006.
Conspiracy theories In 2006, Diamond published a memoir, ''My Cold War'', where she claims to be a victim of secret mind-control experiments, allegedly sponsored by the American CIA. The book was republished under the title ''A Certain Girl'' in 2011.In 2014, Diamond published ''The Man Next Door'' about her friend and neighbour Leonard Cohen.
Personal life Diamond has stated that she has a sub-personality that is a "shaman whose deep mission is liberating stories from the world of the unconscious".
Selected works === Poetry ===* ''Lil'' (1977)* ''A Nun's Diary'' (1984)* ''Terrorist Letters'' (1992)=== Short story collections ===* ''Snakebite'' (1989)* ''Evil Eye'' (1991), winner of the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction*=== Novels ===* ''Mona's Dance'' (1989)* ''Dead White Males'' (2000)* ''Static Control'' (2006)=== Memoir ===* ''My Cold War'' (2006), republished as ''A Certain Girl'' in 2011
See also *List of Canadian poets*List of Canadian writers*List of Quebec writers*''Geist'' (magazine)*Quebec Writers' Federation Awards
References
External links * Author's web site* QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-language authors* Ann Diamond at ''Geist''.com