Irina Kovalyova
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Irina Kovalyova is a professor of biochemistry at Simon Fraser University who is also an award-winning author of fiction.[2][3][4]
Kovalyova joined the University in 2003. Prior to teaching she interned at NASA and worked as forensic analyst.[5] She has graduate degrees in multiple fields.
In 2015 Kovalyova was Open book's writer in residence.[6][7]
Kovalyova was awarded the 2016 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for literary fiction.[2] The prize came with a $10,000 award and marketing support.
According to Quill and Quire Kovalyova relied on her earlier career as a forensic analyst in writing her mystery novel.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Philip Marchand (2015-06-05). "The function of humour: Irina Kovalyova's short stories are an intimate kind of science". National Post. https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/irina-kovalyova-specimen-review. Retrieved 2019-05-09. "But Kovalyova, a Russian-born, Vancouver-based scientist and writer seems up to the job of monitoring the situation, if anybody can. She has advanced degrees in chemistry, microbiology and creative writing — a triple threat."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Justin Wong (2016-06-29). "Science lecturer Irina Kovalyova wins Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction". Simon Fraser University. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2016/science-lecturer-irina-kovalyova-wins-kobo-emerging-writer-prize-for-literary-fiction.html. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ↑ Claire Brownell (2018-05-17). "Canadian university professors spend roughly half of their time on teaching: While most academics claim to work fewer than 60 hours, a small number claim far more". Macleans magazine. https://www.macleans.ca/education/canadian-university-professors-spend-equal-amounts-of-time-on-teaching-and-non-teaching-work/. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ↑ "Research and Teaching Faculty". Simon Fraser University. https://www.sfu.ca/mbb/people/research-faculty.html. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ↑ Jennifer Croll (2015-06-17). "Irina Kovalyova tells stories with scientific precision in Specimen". Georgia Straight. https://www.straight.com/life/472186/irina-kovalyova-tells-stories-scientific-precision-specimen. Retrieved 2019-05-09. "A senior lecturer in the microbiology department at SFU, Kovalyova turned to writing after claiming a couple of graduate degrees in chemistry and microbiology, interning for NASA, and working as a forensic analyst (which all sounds easy-peasy in comparison to the gruelling labour of writing)."
- ↑ "The Lucky Seven Interview, with Irina Kovalyova". Open book. 2015-05-30. http://open-book.ca/Writer-in-Residence/Archives/Irina-Kovalyova/The-Lucky-Seven-Interview-with-Irina-Kovalyova. Retrieved 2019-05-09. "Irina's collection of short stories, Specimen combines the fresh perspective of a writer beginning her career with the confidence and impact of a veteran author."
- ↑ "Irina Kovalyova Writers in Residence". Open book. http://open-book.ca/Writer-in-Residence/Archives/Irina-Kovalyova. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ↑ "Specimen by Irina Kovalyova". Quill and Quire. June 2015. https://quillandquire.com/review/specimen-2/. Retrieved 2019-05-09. "Kovalyova’s academic background surely aided the Russian-born, Vancouver-based writer in crafting convincing characters who work as botanists in North Korea and archivists at physics institutions. It must also have informed the book’s theme of attempting to render life’s unknowables knowable through study, data analysis, and other means of information gathering. However, no school could instill in someone the innate gifts Kovalyova possesses."
- ↑ "Books by Irina Kovalyova and Complete Book Reviews". Publishers Weekly. April 2015. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/irina-kovalyova.html. Retrieved 2019-05-09. "These stories of science, unfamiliar landscapes, and all-too-familiar heartbreaks are a vehicle for Kovalyova’s bold experimentation with the short fiction form."
