Ed Smith (writer)

Ed Smith was a Canadian writer who resided in the province of Newfoundland. Along with writing, he was also an educator, teaching in schools across the province.[1] His book From the Ashes of My Dreams won the 2003 Newfoundland Book Award for Non-Fiction.[2] He died on September 8, 2017.[3]

Life

Smith settled in Springdale, Newfoundland with his wife, Marion, and lived there until his death.[4] In 1980, he began writing a humour column called "The View From Here", which has now appeared in six papers and magazine. He also wrote for the Toronto Star and the Reader's Digest. He retired from his career in education in 1996. Over two years later, Smith was paralyzed from the shoulders down due to a car accident.[5] In 2001, Smith created a series of short radio clips about living with quadriplegia for CBC radio. For the series, he won the Gabriel Award for "writing that upholds and lifts the human spirit" and The Canadian Nurses Award for excellence in broadcasting.[6] Five collections of Smith's columns have been published.[5]

Works
  • Some Fine Times! (1991)
  • Never Flirt With Your Eyes Open (1995)[7]
  • Fish 'n' Ships: A Brief Twisted History of Newfoundland...Sort of (1997)[8]
  • From the Ashes of My Dreams (2002)[9]
  • You Might as Well Laugh (2004)[10]
  • The Seventh Day (2007)[11]
  • A Spoonful of Sugar (2010)[12]

Awards

References
  1. "Remembering Ed Smith". CBC News. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "Edward Smith - Friday September 8, 2017". Central Funeral Homes. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. "Brian Warr Member Statement - Ed Smith" (PDF). 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. "Ed Smith". Flanker Press. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. "Author/columnist Ed Smith died Friday, leaving behind a legacy". The Telegram. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. "Never Flirt With Your Eyes Open". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. "Fish 'n' Ships". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  9. "From the Ashes of My Dreams". 49th Shelf. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  10. "So Many Stories to Tell - Books By Alumni". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  11. "The Seventh Day". Breakwater Books. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  12. "A Spoonful of Sugar". Cape Breton Regional Library. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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