Lorne Joseph Simon
1960-1994

Lorne Joseph Simon (novelist) was born 10 October 1960 in the First Nations reservation of Elsipogtog, New Brunswick (formerly known as Big Cove). His published works include the novel Stones and Switches (1994) and a short story, which was included in the anthology Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers. Simon graduated from the En’owkin International School of Writing in British Columbia in 1992, where he received the Simon Lucas Jr. Award for being the top graduating student. He had just begun a Bachelor of Education Degree at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, when he died suddenly in a car accident.  The Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Institute of the University of New Brunswick awards a prize each year in memory of Lorne Simon.

Source

Melanson, Corry and George Jacques. "Lorne Joseph Simon." New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Winter 2009. Accessed 23 May 2023.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Elsipogtog

Headshot of Lorne Simon
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Lorne Simon

Credit

"Lorne Joseph Simon." Tepi'ketuek:  Mi'kmaw Archives. Accessed 23 May 2023.

See the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia entry.

Bibliography Items

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Simon, Lorne Joseph. Stones and switches. Penticton, BC: Theytus Books, 1994, 154 pp. [ book ]