Barry Webster | |
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Born | 1961 Toronto, Ontario |
Occupation | novelist, short stories |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | The Sound of All Flesh, The Lava in My Bones |
Website | |
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Barry Webster (born 1961) [1] is a Canadian writer. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec. [2]
His short story collection The Sound of All Flesh won a ReLit Award in 2006, [3] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Hugh MacLennan Award. His short stories have also been shortlisted for the National Magazine Award.
His 2012 novel The Lava in My Bones was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award and the Lambda Literary Award. [4] [5] In 2013 he was awarded an Honour of Distinction by the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, an award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada. [6]
He was a featured speaker at the 2013 Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. [7]
He has a B.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto, and an M.A. in creative writing from Concordia University. [2] A classically trained pianist, he has two ARCTs from the Royal Conservatory of Music. [2] He has also occasionally worked as an actor, including in a production of Sam Shepard's play Savage/Love and in a radio adaptation of his own short story "Enough". [2]
Barry Webster | |
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Born | 1961 Toronto, Ontario |
Occupation | novelist, short stories |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | The Sound of All Flesh, The Lava in My Bones |
Website | |
www |
Barry Webster (born 1961) [1] is a Canadian writer. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec. [2]
His short story collection The Sound of All Flesh won a ReLit Award in 2006, [3] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Hugh MacLennan Award. His short stories have also been shortlisted for the National Magazine Award.
His 2012 novel The Lava in My Bones was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award and the Lambda Literary Award. [4] [5] In 2013 he was awarded an Honour of Distinction by the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, an award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada. [6]
He was a featured speaker at the 2013 Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. [7]
He has a B.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto, and an M.A. in creative writing from Concordia University. [2] A classically trained pianist, he has two ARCTs from the Royal Conservatory of Music. [2] He has also occasionally worked as an actor, including in a production of Sam Shepard's play Savage/Love and in a radio adaptation of his own short story "Enough". [2]