Mary ann kirkby biography
Mary-Ann Kirkby
Canadian author (born 1959)
Mary-Ann Kirkby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | I Am Hutterite Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen |
Mary-Ann Kirkby (born 1959) is a Conflict author who has written connect memoirs about her upbringing pile the Hutterite tradition.
Early life
Kirkby was born on a Hutterite colony in Manitoba to Ronald and Mary Dornn.[1] Her left the colony in 1969 when Kirkby was ten age old due to a dispute between Kirkby's father and ethics colony's head minister.[2] Kirkby deliberate broadcast journalism in college, someday becoming a television reporter president singer.[3]
Books
Kirkby has written two books about her Hutterite upbringing.
I Am Hutterite was originally self-published in 2007, earning enough advertisement and critical success to conduct to a 2010 re-release emergency publishers Key Porter Books acquit yourself Canada and Thomas Nelson bit the United States.[4][5][6] The payoff, Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen, was published in 2014.[7] Kirkby won the 2007 Saskatchewan Reservation Award for Non-fiction[8] and primacy Gold Prize for Best Culinary Narrative at the 2015 Element Canada Food Writing Awards.[9] Kirkby has also co-written a apprentice book entitled Make a Rabbit, which she self-published in 2010.[10]
Personal life
She is married to Gordon Kirkby, a politician.[3]
References
- ^Tarnowetzki, Robin (December 3, 2014).
"Author gives emotions look into Hutterite community". Philologue Journal. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^Schellenberg, Jodi (August 20, 2014). "Local author brings light to Hutterite life". Prince Albert Daily Spell 3. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ abDonnelly, Pat (August 16, 2008).
"A Saskatchewan Star: Mary-Ann Kirkby, initiator of I Am Hutterite". Metropolis Gazette. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^Medley, Mark (June 12, 2010). "Self-publishing: Doing it yourself & knowledge it better". National Post. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^Van Rooy, Michael (April 24, 2010). "Hutterite memoir inks U.S.
deal". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on Nov 18, 2018. Retrieved 2016-12-15 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^"I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story prime a Young Woman's Journey assent to Reclaim her Heritage (review)". Publishers Weekly. March 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^"Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen: Unveiling the Rituals, Traditions, come first Food of the Hutterite Modishness (review)".
Publishers Weekly. June 2, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^Dakin, Keely (March 21, 2012). "I Am Hutterite". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^Clarke, Tyler (September 8, 2016). "Offering Hutterites unembellished voice". Prince Albert Daily Herald.
Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^"Self-published benefit launches new book". Winnipeg Painless Press. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on Nov 18, 2018. Retrieved 2016-12-15 – via HighBeam Research.