Edith L. Sharp
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| Born | Edith Lambert Sharp Script error: No such module "person date". near Carroll, Manitoba |
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| Occupation | Writing teacher, writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Children's literature |
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Edith Lambert Sharp (March 7, 1911 – July 2, 1974) was a Canadian professional woman, writing teacher, and writer. She won the annual Governor General's Award for juvenile fiction in 1958, recognizing her historical novel Nkwala as the year's best Canadian book.[1]
Life
She was born near Carroll, Manitoba, the daughter of Charles Lambert and Edna Louise (Maloan) Sharp. She dropped out of high school in Penticton, British Columbia, after one year. She attended the Vancouver School of Art and took private studies from the Smithsonian Institution to develop her artistic talents.[citation needed]
Sharp worked as the director of the Okanagan Summer School of the Arts, and taught creative writing in night and summer schools. She also became involved in politics and served for several years as secretary to the riding associations of the local Progressive Conservative Party.[citation needed]
Sharp was a member of the Penticton Board of Trade, an honorary member of the Business and Professional Women's Club, and a member of the Conservative Party and the Anglican Church of Canada. She died in British Columbia in 1974.[2][3]
Selected works
- Nkwala, illustrated by William Winter (Little, Brown, 1958), Template:Catalog lookup link, Template:LCCN – Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction[1]
Nkwala is a researched juvenile novel about the pre-colonial Okanagan people of the Interior of British Columbia.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."online guide to canadian writing: awards: governor general's literary awards". Track0.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Person Details for Edith Lambert Sharp, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" —". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
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External links
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- Edith Lambert Sharp at the Library of Congress, with 1 library catalogue record
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