Liz Harmer

Canadian writer

Liz Harmer is a Canadian writer,^[1] whose debut novel The Amateurs was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2019.^[2] The novel, written as her master's thesis while studying creative writing at the University of Toronto, was published by Knopf Canada in 2018.^[3]

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario,^[4] she is currently based in California.^[3]

She was also a shortlisted Journey Prize finalist in 2018 for her short story "Never Prosper".^[4]

References

^ "The Amateurs, by Liz Harmer". Quill & Quire, June 2018.
^ "Shortlist announced for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award". Quill & Quire, April 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "A post-apocalyptic portrayal of Hamilton through the eyes of the survivors". Hamilton Spectator, May 14, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hamilton's Liz Harmer makes shortlist for $10K Journey Prize for emerging writers". CBC Hamilton, September 13, 2018.