Charles Scott Richardson (born 1955 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian novelist and book designer, whose novel The End of the Alphabet won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Canada & the Caribbean.[1]

Richardson's second novel, The Emperor of Paris, was longlisted for the 2012 Giller Prize.[2] His third novel, All the Colour in the World, was shortlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize.[3][4]

He is vice president and creative director at Random House of Canada.[5] He lives in Toronto.

Works

  • The End of the Alphabet (ISBN 978-0-385-52255-7) - 2007
  • The Emperor of Paris (ISBN 978-0385670906) - 2012
  • All the Colour in the World (ISBN 9781039003514) - 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian authors win". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lyon, Richardson among authors on Giller long list". Prince George Citizen, September 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "5 Canadian authors shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ↑ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. 2023-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The author down the hall". Quill and Quire. December 21, 2006.
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