# Gil Adamson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gil_Adamson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gil_Adamson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Adamson > Source revision: 1343612283 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Gillian "Gil" Adamson** (born January 1, 1961) is a Canadian writer. She won the [Books in Canada First Novel Award](/source/Amazon.ca_First_Novel_Award) in 2008 for her 2007 novel *The Outlander*. ## Biography Adamson's first published work was *Primitive*, a volume of poetry, in 1991. She followed this with the short story collection *Help Me, Jacques Cousteau* in 1995 and a second volume of poetry, *Ashland*, in 2003, as well a number of [chapbooks](/source/Chapbook) and a commissioned fan biography of [Gillian Anderson](/source/Gillian_Anderson), *Mulder, It's Me*, which she co-authored with her sister-in-law, Dawn Connolly, in 1997.[1] A selection of her poetry appeared in the anthology *Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the Influence* (The Mercury Press, 2004). *The Outlander*, a novel set in the [Canadian West](/source/Canadian_West) at the turn of the 20th century, was published by [House of Anansi](/source/House_of_Anansi) in spring 2007 and won the [Hammett Prize](/source/Hammett_Prize) that year. The novel was later selected for the 2009 edition of *[Canada Reads](/source/Canada_Reads)*, where it was championed by the actor [Nicholas Campbell](/source/Nicholas_Campbell).[citation needed] Her novel *Ridgerunner* was published in May 2020.[2] It won the [Writers' Trust Fiction Prize](/source/Atwood_Gibson_Writers'_Trust_Fiction_Prize)[3] and was shortlisted for the [Giller Prize](/source/Giller_Prize).[4] Adamson lives in Toronto with the poet [Kevin Connolly](/source/Kevin_Connolly_(writer)).[5] ## Awards Awards for Adamson's writing Year Title Award Result Ref. 2004 Ashland ReLit Award for Novel Shortlist 2008 The Outlander Books in Canada First Novel Award Winner [6] Hammett Prize Winner [7] ReLit Award for Novel Winner [8] 2020 Ridgerunner Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Winner [3] Giller Prize Shortlist [4][9] ## Selected works - Adamson, Gillian (1991). *Primitive*. [Coach House Press](/source/Coach_House_Press) - Adamson, Gillian (1995). *Help Me, Jacques Cousteau*. [Porcupine's Quill](/source/Porcupine's_Quill) - Adamson, Gillian (1997). *Mulder, It's Me*. [ECW Press](/source/ECW_Press) - Adamson, Gillian (2003). *Ashland*. [ECW Press](/source/ECW_Press) - Adamson, Gillian (2007). *The Outlander*. [House of Anansi](/source/House_of_Anansi) - Adamson, Gillian (2020). *Ridgerunner*. [House of Anansi](/source/House_of_Anansi) ## See also - [Canadian literature](/source/Canadian_literature) - [Canadian poetry](/source/Canadian_poetry) - [List of Canadian poets](/source/List_of_Canadian_poets) - [List of Canadian writers](/source/List_of_Canadian_writers) ## References 1. Toub, Micah (June 2007). ["Going Public"](http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=7810). *[Quill & Quire](/source/Quill_%26_Quire)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140128115809/http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=7810) January 28, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["12 Canadian books coming out in May we can't wait to read"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/12-canadian-books-coming-out-in-may-we-can-t-wait-to-read-1.5555087). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. May 5, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200507110424/https://www.cbc.ca/books/12-canadian-books-coming-out-in-may-we-can-t-wait-to-read-1.5555087) May 7, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Takeuchi, Craig (September 19, 2020). ["Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers' Trust literary prizes"](https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/gil-adamson-jessica-j-lee-win-writers-trust-2020-literary-prizes/). *[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220116234151/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/gil-adamson-jessica-j-lee-win-writers-trust-2020-literary-prizes) January 16, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["3 novels, 2 short story collections shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/3-novels-2-short-story-collections-shortlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.5749501). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. 2020-10-05. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201005144352/https://www.cbc.ca/books/3-novels-2-short-story-collections-shortlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.5749501) October 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-09. 1. McBride, Jason (April 2008). ["Kevin Connolly - Working overtime"](http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=10036). *Quill & Quire*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140223142129/http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=10036) February 23, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["The Hammett Prize: Past Winners, Nominees, and Judges"](http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/past.htm). International Association of Crime Writers: North American Branch. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180429053340/http://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett/past.htm) April 29, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-09. 1. "Adamson wins First Novel Award". *[Telegraph-Journal](/source/Telegraph-Journal)*, October 2, 2008. 1. "ReLit award winners named". *[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)*. 2008-07-27. 1. ["Awards: Tony Ryan, Writers' Trust Winners"](https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3872). *[Shelf Awareness](/source/Shelf_Awareness)*. 2020-11-23. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230429/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3872) December 10, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-09. ## External links - [Official website](http://giladamson.com/) - [Gil Adamson, Canada Reads author](http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/poetry/clips/16103/), CBC Digital Archives --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gil Adamson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Adamson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Adamson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.