Kathleen Daisy Miller (March 6, 1951 -September 13, 2026) was a Canadian writer. She is most noted for her short story collection All Saints, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize in 2014."A big week for the little guys; Rogers Writers' Trust selects small-press gems". National Post, October 4, 2014.
Educated at the University of Guelph and the University of British Columbia, Miller's first short story "Now, Voyager" won Flare's literary contest in 1981. She published short stories in literary magazines for a number of years, before publishing her debut collection A Litany in Time of Plague in 1994."K.D. Miller a new writer to watch". Ottawa Citizen, October 23, 1994. She followed up with Give Me Your Answer in 1999,"Daisy's incredible journey". Toronto Star, January 16, 2000. which was shortlisted for the Upper Canada Brewing Company Writers' Craft Award,"Authors' shortlist announced for Upper Canada writers' award". Brantford Expositor, September 12, 2000. and the essay collection Holy Writ in 2001."Author comes out of religious closet". Toronto Star, March 25, 2001.
On May 5, 2021, she received a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) degree from the United Theological College, McGill University.
Her debut novel, Brown Dwarf, was published in 2010,"When a novel about a perfect murder is just a bit too perfect". National Post, June 12, 2010. and her third short story collection, The Other Voice, followed in 2011.
Her newest short story collection, Late Breaking, was published in 2019 and featured stories based on the art of Alex Colville."How the art of Alex Colville inspired K.D. Miller's latest short story collection". The Next Chapter, August 10, 2019. It was longlisted for the 2019 Giller Prize."Margaret Atwood, Andre Alexis among 12 authors up for $100,000 Giller book prize". Toronto Star, September 3, 2019.
Bibliography
Late Breaking Biblioasis Inc. Windsor ON (224 pp) 2018 All Saints (story collection) Biblioasis Inc. Windsor ON (224 pp) 2014 The Other Voice (story collection) Stonebunny Press, Oshawa ON (136 pp) 2011 Brown Dwarf (novel) Biblioasis Inc. Windsor ON (143 pp) 2010 Holy Writ (essays) The Porcupine’s Quill Inc. Erin ON (150 pp.) 2001 Give Me Your Answer (story collection) The Porcupine’s Quill Inc. Erin ON (246 pp.) 1999 A Litany In Time of Plague (story collection) The Porcupine's Quill Inc. Erin ON (167 pp.) 1994
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