Terry Fallis’ Best Laid Plans novel short-listed for the Leacock Medal
Posted by Joseph Thornley on March 27th, 2008
Terry Fallis‘ novel The Best Laid Plans has been short-listed for the 2007 Steven Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Terry and his novel are keeping some pretty impressive company. The other short-listed novels and authors are: Douglas Coupland The Gum Thief, Will Ferguson (Spanish Fly), Scott Gardiner (King John of Canada) and Ron Wood (And God Created Manyberries.) Past winners of the award include: Robertson Davies, Earle Birney, Pierre Berton, Harry Boyle, George Bain, Richard J. Needham, Max Ferguson, Farley Mowat, Mordecai Richler, Stuart McLean, and W.O. Mitchell.
Terry originally launched the novel through a podcast reading.
I read the book when Terry published it and I have to say it kept me chuckling well into the evening.
Congratulations Terry!
(I guess this means I’ll have to go through your agent to book lunch with you. Today the Leacock Medal. Tomorrow, an option on the movie rights?)
March 27th, 2008 » 2:48 pm
I laughed my way through the book too. Joe, we’ll be able to say, “We knew Terry when…” Although you of course have larger bragging rights than I!
March 27th, 2008 » 2:58 pm
This is great news, and well deserved. Congratulations, Terry!
March 27th, 2008 » 4:57 pm
Congratulations, Terry, for the well-deserved honour!
March 28th, 2008 » 11:32 am
Way to go Terry!
March 31st, 2008 » 11:14 pm
Wow! Congratulations, Terry! I wish you the best of luck–even though I adore Coupland! : )