Edward Riche

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'''Edward Riche''' (born October 24, 1961) is a Canadian writer. He lives in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name=tce>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-riche|title=Edward Riche|first=Paul|last=Chafe|publisher=Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica-Dominion|date=}}</ref>

==Background== Riche was born in [[Botwood, Newfoundland]]. For three years he attended [[Memorial University]], and then transferred to [[Concordia University]], Montreal to study film. He graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Film production. Riche then returned to St. John's, Newfoundland and worked producing industrial and training films.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Edward Riche |url=http://www.edwardriche.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608014232/http://www.edwardriche.com/ |archive-date=2016-06-08 |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=Edward Riche |language=en-US}}</ref> Finally, he settled down to write for radio television, film, plays and other literature.

==Achievements and works== Riche had occasionally performed for the radio, which sparked an interest in co-creating and writing for ''[[The Great Eastern (radio show)|The Great Eastern]]''. Which received the CBC Vice-President's Award and a Writers Guild of Canada Award. For his other radio works, ''The Book I Never Wrote'', and, ''A Plane With One Wing'', he received the National Radio Award in 1989 and the [[Atlantic Journalism Award]] in 1990.<ref name="auto"/> He was also a finalist for the 2007 Writers Guild Awards for his piece called, ''Early Newfoundland Errors''. Riche has also written two screenplays for the Canadian television series ''[[Life with Derek]]'' and ''The Boys of St. Vincent''. Riche also contributes to documentary projects for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and the [[National Film Board of Canada]].<ref name="auto"/>

Riche also wrote plays, movies, and television series. In 1997, he had his first novel ''Rare Birds'' published, His second book, ''The Nine Planets'', was published in 2004 and won the 2005 [[Thomas Head Raddall Award]]. He wrote the screenplay adaptation of his novel ''Rare Birds''. The [[2001 in film|2001]] movie version [[Rare Birds (film)|of the same name]] starred [[William Hurt]] and [[Molly Parker]]. Riche has also written scripts for the television comedies ''[[Made in Canada (TV series)|Made in Canada]]'' (for which he won two [[Writers Guild of Canada|Canadian Screenwriters Awards]]<ref name="WGCawards2001">{{cite web |author= |date= 11 April 2001 |title= ''Da Vinci'' wins big at Writers Guild awards |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/da-vinci-wins-big-at-writers-guild-awards/article1031000/ |work= The Globe and Mail |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |access-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="WGCawards2003">{{cite web |author= |date= 16 April 2003 |title= Canada's Writers Guild hands out awards |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/canadas-writers-guild-hands-out-awards/article1013536/ |work= The Globe and Mail |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |access-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>) and ''[[Dooley Gardens]]''.<ref name=tce/>

==Inspiration== Edward Riche got the inspiration for his novel, ''The Nine Planets'', and :"happened to be reading a book (I cannot remember the title) that discussed, among many things, the relationship of Kepler and Tycho Brahe. Nearly simultaneously to this, on the occasion of some relative's passing, I wondered to my brother John about the family roots."<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Aug o4 Ed Riche Interview |url=http://www.penguin.ca/nf/shared/SharedDisplay/0,,213779,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306045248/http://www.penguin.ca/nf/shared/SharedDisplay/0,,213779,00.html |archive-date=2012-03-06 |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=www.penguin.ca}}</ref> : Overall, the framework for the novel derives from storytelling and, "all that architecture is, I hope, invisible to the reader."<ref name="auto1"/>

==Novels== ''Rare Birds'' follows the life of a Newfoundlander, Dave Purcell, who starts up a restaurant after a job loss in the fishing industry. With help from his friend, Phonse, a rumour is started about a rare bird, which gets the business running again.<ref>Good Reads Inc, 2010.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/524777.Rare_Birds</ref>

In ''The Nine Planets'' Riche's main protagonist, Marty Devereaux, dislikes everyone and everything. Marty is a principal at a private school and is on a quest to discover a new brand of education from the global market. On top of meeting new people and discovering a new sense of self, Marty is forced to relate with his niece even though he dislikes teenagers.<ref>Peguin Group (Canada), 2010. http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143015871,00.html{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Film and television screen plays== *''[[Made in Canada (TV series)|Made in Canada]]'': "Episode Biopic", "People of the Earth", "Private Sector" *''[[Secret Nation]]'' *''[[Life with Derek]]'' *''[[The Boys of St. Vincent]]'' *''[[Impromptu (2013 film)|Impromptu]]'' *''[[How to Be Deadly]]''

==Theatre plays== *''Possible Maps'' *''List of Lights'' *''To Be Loved'' *''[[Tell Tale Harbour]]''<ref name="Smellie">{{cite web |last1=Smellie |first1=Sarah |title=Alan Doyle to star in musical 'Tell Tale Harbour' headlining Charlottetown Festival |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/alan-doyle-to-star-in-musical-tell-tale-harbour-headlining-charlottetown-festival/article_b53e9857-8fef-5c1e-aaf3-62d1af9e592d.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=27 December 2024 |date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

==Articles== *''Summer Fiction Parts 1-5''- [[The Globe and Mail]] *''Not So Natural''- The Globe and Mail

==Bibliography== *''Rare Birds'' - 2001 *''The Nine Planets'' - 2004 *''Easy to Like'' - 2011 *''Today I Learned It Was You'' - 2016

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0724846}}

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