Nancy Vickers (writer)

{{Short description|Canadian writer (born 1946)}}

Nancy Vickers (born 1946) is a Canadian writer based in Ottawa, Ontario.Rudy Chabannes, [https://onfr.tfo.org/nancy-vickers-remporte-le-prix-du-livre-dottawa/ "Nancy Vickers remporte le Prix du livre d’Ottawa"]. TFO, October 11, 2023. She is most noted as winner of the 1997 Trillium Book Award, French for her novel Le Pied de Sappho."Anne Michaels wins Trillium". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 19, 1997.

Born and raised in Arvida, Quebec, she has lived in Ottawa since 1967.Suzon Demers, "Nancy Vickers, Aeterna Le jardin des immortelles, voix

artistques, Les Éditions David, Ottawa, 2008, 144 pages". Liaison, Number 144 (Summer 2009). She published her first poetry collection, Au parfum du sommeil, in 1989.Paul-François Sylvestre, [https://l-express.ca/pour-nancy-vickers-la-mort-devient-la-muse/ "Pour Nancy Vickers, la Mort devient la Muse"]. L'Express, January 27, 2009.

She was also a Trillium nominee in 2009 for Aeterna: Le jardin des immortelles"Nino Ricci novel among Trillium Prize contenders". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2009. and in 2023 for Capharnaum,[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/05/09/charlie-angus-cliff-cardinal-among-trillium-book-award-nominees.html "MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees"]. Toronto Star, May 9, 2023. and has been a two-time Ottawa Book Award winner for La Petite Vieille aux poupées in 2003Paul Gessell, "Doyle wins prize for latest novel: Ottawa Literary Awards presented last night". Ottawa Citizen, April 25, 2003. and Capharnaum in 2023.[https://quillandquire.com/omni/tim-cook-and-jean-van-loon-among-winners-of-2023-ottawa-book-awards/ "Tim Cook and Jean Van Loon among winners of 2023 Ottawa Book Awards"]. Quill & Quire, October 13, 2023.

She is the mother of filmmaker Karim Hussain.Chris Lackner, [https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/movies/light-camera-and-lots-of-action-action-with-ottawa-native-karim-hussain "Light, camera and lots of action action with Ottawa native Karim Hussain"]. Ottawa Citizen, March 11, 2016.