Adam Lewis Schroeder

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Adam Lewis Schroeder is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.

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He has an MFA in creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. In 2001 Raincoast Books published his short fiction collection Kingdom of Monkeys, which was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award, awarded annually to the best Canadian debut collection. [1] His first novel, Empress of Asia was published in 2006 and was a finalist for the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. His more recent novels include In the Fabled East (2010) and All-Day Breakfast (2015), both published by Douglas & McIntyre. [2] [3] In 2016, All-Day Breakfast was shortlisted for a ReLit Award. [4]

Schroeder lives in Penticton with his wife Nicole and their sons Jimmy and Finn.

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References

  1. http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/afterword/archive/2010/05/06/short-story-month-q-amp-a-adam-lewis-schroeder.aspx [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Review: In the Fabled East, by Adam Lewis Schroeder - The Globe and Mail". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06.
  3. Tucker, Rebecca (5 March 2015). "Adam Lewis Schroeder's All-Day Breakfast, reviewed: Literary, yes. With extra bacon". nationalpost.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "All-Day Breakfast - Douglas & McIntyre" . Retrieved 1 March 2017.