nationality notableworks period article_title name occupation
canadian '' in the small hours '' know the night : a memoir of survival 2000s-present maria mutch
 maria mutch memoirist , short stories
maria mutch

maria mutch is a canadian writer , whose memoir `` know the night : a memoir of survival in the small hours '' was a shortlisted nominee for the governor general 's award for english-language non-fiction at the 2014 governor general 's awards .
originally from kentville , nova scotia , mutch was educated at york university .
she published `` know the night '' as a memoir of her experience as the mother of a son with autism .
mutch currently lives in rhode island .
she has also published essays and short fiction in both canadian and american literary magazines .
