# Maria Mutch

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**Maria Mutch** is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) 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](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_English-language_non-fiction) at the [2014 Governor General's Awards](/source/2014_Governor_General's_Awards).[1]

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

Mutch currently lives in [Rhode Island](/source/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"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-general-finalists-unveiled/article20959928/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 7, 2014.

1. ["Kentville author nominated for Governor General’s Literary Awards. - Living - The Register/Advertiser"](http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Living/2014-10-07/article-3895660/Maria-Mutch-nominated-for-GG/1). *www.kingscountynews.ca*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141012203017/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Living/2014-10-07/article-3895660/Maria-Mutch-nominated-for-GG/1) October 12, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

1. ["YFile » Grad Maria Mutch named finalist for 2014 GG Literary Award for Non-Fiction"](http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2014/10/07/grad-maria-mutch-named-finalist-for-2014-gg-literary-award-for-non-fiction/). *yfile.news.yorku.ca*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141010201725/http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2014/10/07/grad-maria-mutch-named-finalist-for-2014-gg-literary-award-for-non-fiction/) October 10, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

1. . All Rights Reserved. ["Know the Night: Author Maria Mutch explores the mysteries of autism"](http://o.canada.com/health/family-child/know-the-night-author-maria-mutch-explores-the-mysteries-of-autism/). *canada.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140418044217/http://o.canada.com/health/family-child/know-the-night-author-maria-mutch-explores-the-mysteries-of-autism/) April 18, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

1. ["47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/47-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-spring-2020-1.5426273). [CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books), February 5, 2020.

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