Ann Diamond

• Name — Ann Diamond • Born — 11 April 1951 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Writer, poet, novelist • Education — * Concordia University • Goddard College • Genre — Poetry, Fiction • Awards — Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (1994) • Website — AnnDiamond.ca

Diamond was born 11 April 1951 in Montreal. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University before studying creative writing at Goddard College.

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. Diamond released her first novel, Mona's Dance, in 1989, followed by short story collections Snakebite in 1989 and Evil Eye in 1991. Her narrative style has been called "distinctive" as it "blur[s]... realism and surrealism"; and her fiction also tends to "feature female characters burdened by painful relationships." Evil Eye won the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. In 2000, Diamond released Dead White Males, followed by Static Control in 2006. 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 self-published The Man Next Door about her friend and neighbour Leonard Cohen.

• Lil (1977) * *

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• Republished as A Certain Girl in 2011. • Self-published.