Matthew J. Trafford | |
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Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | The Divinity Gene |
Matthew J. Trafford is a Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2011. [1]
A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia, [2] he published his debut short story collection The Divinity Gene in 2011. [3] He also won the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction in 2007 for his short story "Past Perfect", [4] and has had work nominated for both the National Magazine Awards and the CBC Literary Awards. [5] His short stories have been anthologized in Darwin's Bastards [6] and Best Gay Stories 2012.
He is based in Toronto, Ontario. [2] He also occasionally performs in an improv comedy duo, The Bromos, [5] with his brother Thomas, who was a panelist on the television series 1 Girl 5 Gays.
Matthew J. Trafford | |
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Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | The Divinity Gene |
Matthew J. Trafford is a Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2011. [1]
A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia, [2] he published his debut short story collection The Divinity Gene in 2011. [3] He also won the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction in 2007 for his short story "Past Perfect", [4] and has had work nominated for both the National Magazine Awards and the CBC Literary Awards. [5] His short stories have been anthologized in Darwin's Bastards [6] and Best Gay Stories 2012.
He is based in Toronto, Ontario. [2] He also occasionally performs in an improv comedy duo, The Bromos, [5] with his brother Thomas, who was a panelist on the television series 1 Girl 5 Gays.