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SFU Publishing alumnus Susan Juby named finalist for $25K Leacock Medal for Humour
Master of Publishing (MPub) alumnus and writer Susan Juby’s comedic murder mystery novel, Mindful of Murder, is one of the three titles to be shortlisted, from a list of ten, for the 2023 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
In an interview with CBC Radio last year, Susan discussed her book and expressed her love for comedy:
"Part of what I do is I like to make people laugh. I like to divert them and give them a little respite from the world. That's always what I'm interested in with my work. So I knew I wanted it to be a funny murder mystery. And as I set out to write it six years ago, I realized that there's nothing very funny about murder. It was a balancing act to try to bring in the comedy without minimizing the sadness of someone having their life taken.”
Some of her other notable works are Alice, I Think, Nice Recovery: A Memoir and Republic Dirt: Return to Woefield, which won the Leacock Medal for Humour in 2016. The book is a follow-up to Susan's 2011 novel The Woefield Poultry Collective, which was nominated for the prize in 2012.
Her most recent work - Mindful of Murder - is a fun and quirky story, set in an upscale spiritual retreat, where Helen Thorpe, a newly trained butler, finds herself entangled in a thrilling murder mystery.
Learn more about Susan's latest here.
Learn more about Susan's experience at SFU here.
Note: The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is a literary award that celebrates Canadian writers and is a tribute to writer and humorist Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock. This year's winner will be announced on Saturday, September 16 at the 2023 Leacock Gala Dinner.