Holley Rubinsky
{{Short description|American-born Canadian fiction writer (1943 – 2015)}}
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{{Infobox Author
| birth_date = May 18, 1943
| birth_place = Long Beach, California
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|08|01|1943|05|18}}
| death_place = Kaslo, British Columbia
| spouse = Yuri Rubinsky (1984–death)
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Holley Rubinsky (May 18, 1943 – August 1, 2015){{Cite news |date=2015-12-11 |title=Lives Lived: Holley Rubinsky |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/lives-lived-holley-rubinsky/article27609905/ |access-date=2023-04-17}} was an American-born Canadian fiction writer who lived in Kaslo, British Columbia.
Biography
Rubinsky was born on May 18, 1943, in Long Beach, California. 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.
The title story of Rubinsky's first book, Rapid Transits and Other Stories (Polestar, 1991), won the first $10,000 Journey Prize (1989),"Short story wins $10,000 for B.C. writer". Vancouver Sun, June 15, 1989. 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.
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.Van Luven, Lynne. "Holley Rubinsky's The Writer's Show: Broadcasting from the Kootenays, Wordworks: Federation of B.C. Writers Magazine, Winter 2007, pp12-13
Rubinsky died of cancer on August 1, 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/320828291.html |title=Kaslo author Holley Rubinsky passes away - Nelson Star |access-date=13 September 2015 |archive-date=13 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045904/http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/320828291.html |url-status=dead }} Since 2016, she has been memorialized by the Holley Rubinsky Blue Pencil Sessions at the annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson, B.C.{{cite web |title=Holley Rubinsky Blue Pencil Sessions |url=http://emlfestival.com/workshops/holley-rubinsky-memorial-blue-pencil-sessions/ |website=Elephant Mountain Literary Festival |publisher=Kootenay Literary Society |accessdate=5 February 2020}}
Awards and honours
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|+Awards for Rubinsky's writing !Year !Title !Award !Result !Ref. |
| 1998
|At First I Hope for Rescue |Finalist |
| 1989
|"Rapid Transit" |Journey Prize for Best Short Story |Winner |
Publications
- Rapid Transit and Other Stories. Vancouver: Polestar, 1991.
- At First I Hope For Rescue. Toronto: Knopf Canada, 1997; New York: Picador, 1998.
- Beyond this Point. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006.
- South of Elfrida. Victoria: Brindle & Glass, 2013.
References
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External links
- [http://holleyrubinsky.com/ Holley Rubinsky's website]
- [http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=26420 Holley Rubinsky at Random House of Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928030341/http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=26420 |date=28 September 2007 }}
- [http://www.mcclelland.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn= Publisher's website for Beyond This Point]
- [http://www.brindleandglass.com/book_details.php?isbn_upc= Publisher's website for "South of Elfrida"]
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Category:American emigrants to Canada
Category:20th-century Canadian novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Canadian women short story writers
Category:20th-century Canadian women writers
Category:21st-century Canadian women writers
Category:20th-century Canadian short story writers