# Sharon Riis

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Canadian writer

Sharon Riis Born 1947 (1947) Longview, Alberta Died May 20, 2016(2016-05-20) (aged 68–69) Occupation novelist, short stories, screenwriter Nationality Canadian Period 1970s-2016 Notable works The True Story of Ida Johnson, Savage Messiah

**Sharon Riis** (1947 - May 20, 2016) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.[1]

She was nominated for the [Books in Canada First Novel Award](/source/Amazon.ca_First_Novel_Award) in 1976 for her [debut novel](/source/Debut_novel) *The True Story of Ida Johnson*, published by Women's Press.[2] Her second novel, *Midnight Twilight Tourist Zone*, was published in 1989 by [Douglas & McIntyre](/source/Douglas_%26_McIntyre).[1] Riis also published short stories in various Canadian literary magazines.

She won the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) for [Best Adapted Screenplay](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) at the [23rd Genie Awards](/source/23rd_Genie_Awards) for *[Savage Messiah](/source/Savage_Messiah_(2002_film))*.[3] She was also nominated for [Best Original Screenplay](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) at the [4th Genie Awards](/source/4th_Genie_Awards) for *[Latitude 55°](/source/Latitude_55%C2%B0)*, which she cowrote with [John Juliani](/source/John_Juliani),[4] and at the [8th Genie Awards](/source/8th_Genie_Awards) for *[Loyalties](/source/Loyalties_(1986_film))*, which she cowrote with [Anne Wheeler](/source/Anne_Wheeler).[5]

In addition, she was a writer and [story editor](/source/Story_editor) for the television series *[Bliss](/source/Bliss_(Canadian_TV_series))* and *[Wapos Bay: The Series](/source/Wapos_Bay%3A_The_Series)*, and wrote the [television films](/source/Television_film) *Change of Heart* and *[The Wake](/source/The_Wake_(1986_film))*.[1]

Riis died on May 20, 2016.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scl_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scl_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-scl_1-2) ["Sharon Riis: The Reality Is the Present Tense"](http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/scl/article/view/8137/9194). *[Studies in Canadian Literature](/source/Studies_in_Canadian_Literature)*, Volume 16, Number 1 (1991).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** George Melnyk, *The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century*. [University of Alberta Press](/source/University_of_Alberta_Press), 1999. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0888643247](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0888643247).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Ararat wins best picture at annual Genie Awards". *[Guelph Mercury](/source/Guelph_Mercury)*, February 15, 2003.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner movie". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 10, 1983.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 5, 1987.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Sharon Riis obituary](https://thestarphoenix.remembering.ca/obituary/sharon-riis-1066565770). *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, June 4, 2016.

## External links

- [Sharon Riis](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726876/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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