Memorial Page for Carol Shields
American/Canadian author
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July 16th, 2026
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Carol Shields (* June 2, 1935 in Oak Park; † July 16, 2003 in Victoria) was an american/Canadian author. She was 68 years old. Her education included University of Exeter, University of Ottawa, Hanover College and Oak Park and River Forest High School. She received 7 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Companion of the Order of Canada. Her cause of death was breast cancer.
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7 EventsBorn in Oak Park, Cook County
1935Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
1993The Stone Diaries
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
1994The Stone Diaries
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1995The Stone Diaries
Women's Prize for Fiction
1998Guggenheim Fellowship
1999Died in Victoria, British Columbia (breast cancer)
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Carol Shields. Forever remembered.