Sheila Murray is a Canadian writer.Histories That are Buried Beneath the Mainstream' Sheila Murray on Telling the Stories of Two Mixed Race Men in Her New Novel". Open Book, July 29, 2022. Her debut novel Finding Edward was published in 2022, and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards."The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
Finding Edward centres on Cyril Rowntree, a young mixed-race man from Jamaica who moves to Toronto as an international student, and connects with Edward Davina, an isolated elderly man whose life followed a similar path.Whitney French, "Finding Edward, by Sheila Murray". Quill & Quire, June 2022. It was published in July 2022 by Cormorant Books.Michael Schaub, "Shelia (sic) Murray’s ‘Finding Edward’ Comes Out July 19". Kirkus Reviews, July 10, 2022.
The novel was also a finalist for the 2023 Toronto Book Awards."Shortlist announced for 2023 Toronto Book Awards". Quill & Quire, September 5, 2023.
Personal life
Murray was born in St Albans, England, and emigrated to Canada with her family as a teenager. She is based in Hamilton, Ontario, where she coordinates a climate change activist project. She has also published short fiction in various Canadian literary magazines.
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