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Eden Robinson was born Vicki Lena Robinson on 19 January 1968 on the Haisla Nation Kitamaat Reserve in British Columbia. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing in 1992 from the University of Victoria and a Masters degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Her uncle, Gordon Robinson, was the first published Haisla writer and her sister, Carla Robinson, is a news anchor for CBC television. Robinson is of Haisla and Heiltsuk heritage and lives in Kitamaat Village.

Books by Eden Robinson

	1996 Traplines (short stories)
	2000 Monkey Beach (novel)
	2006 Blood Sports (novel)
	2011 The Sasquatch at Home Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling
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Awards

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 2001 – Monkey Beach – Winner

• Giller Prize
  • 2000 – Monkey Beach – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Fiction
  • 2000 – Monkey Beach – Shortlisted

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Added 13 June 2006.
Updated 01 July 2013.