Maria Mutch
Birth placeHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupationmemoirist, short stories
Period2000s–present
NationalityCanadian
NotableworksKnow the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours
EducationYork University

Maria Mutch is a Canadian writer, whose memoir Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[1]

Originally from Kentville, Nova Scotia,[2] Mutch was educated at York University.[3] She published Know the Night as a memoir of her experience as the mother of a son with autism.[4]

Mutch currently lives in Rhode Island.[3] She has also published essays and short fiction in both Canadian and American literary magazines.[3] Her first novel, Molly Falls to Earth, was published in 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kentville author nominated for Governor General’s Literary Awards. - Living - The Register/Advertiser". www.kingscountynews.ca. Archived October 12, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  3. ^ "YFile » Grad Maria Mutch named finalist for 2014 GG Literary Award for Non-Fiction". yfile.news.yorku.ca. Archived October 10, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  4. ^ . All Rights Reserved. "Know the Night: Author Maria Mutch explores the mysteries of autism". canada.com. Archived April 18, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  5. ^ "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020.