Berni Stapleton

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Berni Stapleton is a Canadian writer residing in Newfoundland. Along with writing, Stapleton is also a performer and playwright.[1] Her debut book, They Let Down Baskets, won the 1999 Newfoundland Book Award for Best Non-Fiction.[2]

Life

Her roles as an actress have included the films Violet, The Bingo Robbers and Behind the Red Door.

Works

Books

  • They Let Down Baskets (1998)[3]
  • This is the Cat (2015)[4][5]
  • Rants, Riffs, and Roars (2009)[1]

Plays and Musicals

Awards

  • 1999 Newfoundland Book Award for They Let Down the Baskets[2]
  • 2018 Arts and Letters Award for Best Dramatic Script for Dolly[1]
  • Rhonda Payne Award from Arts NL[12][13]
  • Ambassador of Tourism Award from Hospitality NL[14]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Berni Stapleton is Paving Her Own Path". The Independent. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Past Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. Peters, Helen. "View of They Let Down Baskets, text Berni Stapleton, photographs Jamie Lewis, and CD Chris Brookes. | Newfoundland and Labrador Studies". Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  4. Cull, Kerri (2015-09-01). "Shakespeare, Cats, and Mummies: This is Berni Stapleton". The Overcast. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  5. "This is the Cat". Breakwater Books. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. "It's a Newfoundland wake, Broadway-style, in new musical No Change in the Weather". CBC News. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Between Breaths - Berni Stapleton". National Arts Centre. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  8. "RCA Presents Offensive to Some by Berni Stapleton". Resource Centre for the Arts. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  9. "Our Frances". Theatre Newfoundland. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  10. "OUR FRANCES by Berni Stapleton and Theatre Newfoundland Labrador". The Rainhall Centre. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Harron, Janet (2019-09-09). "Celebrated playwright - Bernie Stapleton announced as writer-in-residence 2019-20". Gazette - Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  12. "NLAC - News - July 2, 2015 - Berni Stapleton wins 2014 Rhonda Payne Theatre Award". Arts NL. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  13. "New book and award for Berni Stapleton". The Telegram. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  14. "Berni Stapleton". Breakwater Books. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

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