Lawrence Hill
Lawrence Hill (born 1957) is a Canadian writer, novelist and journalist.
Lawrence Hill
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- Born
- 1957 · Newmarket.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- writer · novelist · journalist
- Fields
- literature
- Education
- Laval University · Johns Hopkins University · University of Toronto Schools
- Honours
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize · Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto · Canada's Walk of Fame · Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize · honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo · Member of the Order of Canada
- Languages
- Canadian English · English
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Biography
Lawrence Hill studied at Laval University, Johns Hopkins University and University of Toronto Schools. The recorded working language is Canadian English and English. The field of work recorded is literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Places of work recorded in the authority are Burlington. Distinctions recorded are Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto, Canada's Walk of Fame and Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, CFC invited special guests Aunjanue Ellis, Clement Virgo and Lawrence Hill to chat about the CBC hit miniseries "The Book of Negroes" during an In Conversation with the CBC's Matt Galloway at TIFF Bell Lightbox. A VIP Reception at Citizen followed. Photos by: Sam Santos | George Pimentel Photography
Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada · Celebrating Black History Month: An Evening Honouring "The Book of Negroes"
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