Andrew Gray (writer)

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Andrew Gray
Born1968 (age 54–55)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation Short story writer, novelist
Nationality Canadian
Period2001 - present
GenreFiction
Notable worksSmall Accidents
Website
andrewneilgray.com

Andrew Neil Gray (born 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian short story writer [1] and novelist. In 2014, he was the Creative Writing Program Coordinator at the University of British Columbia, [2] and founder and director of the university's low-residency Master of Fine Arts program. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Gray moved with his family to Canada at the age of eight. [5] While completing an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia he served as executive editor of the periodical Prism. He graduated in 1996. [6]

Career

Gray's short story, "Heart of the Land", was included in The Journey Prize Anthology in 2000. [7]

Gray published his first book of short stories, Small Accidents, in 2001. It contained stories in which medical emergencies lead to interesting life experiences, [8] and was a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2002. [9] [10] It was also shortlisted for an Independent Publisher Book Award in Fiction in 2003. [11]

Gray edited the 2001 short story book, Write Turns: New Directions in Canadian Fiction, which was reviewed in the November 2001 issue of Quill & Quire. [12]

By 2007, Gray was directing the low-residency program at UBC. [3] He was an early adopter towards the use of the internet to promote writing. [13] In 2011, he was interviewed as an expert for Lori May's book, The Low-Residency MFA Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Creative Writing Students. [14]

In 2014, Gray was the program coordinator for the University of British Columbia Creative Writing Program. [15] [16] That year, he chaired Canada's Writing Conference, an annual national level gathering of writers.

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References

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  2. ↑ "UBC Creative Writing celebrates its 50th anniversary in style". The Georgia Strait, by Craig Takeuchi on March 18th, 2014
  3. 1 2 Tom C. Hunley (17 May 2007). Teaching Poetry Writing. Multilingual Matters. pp. 160–. ISBN   978-1-84769-681-6.
  4. ↑ "Some graduates question thesis publication requirement". University Affairs, NICK TAYLOR-VAISEY | October 24, 2008
  5. ↑ "Gray, Andrew", ABC Bookworld Author Database, BC Bookworld.
  6. ↑ Quill & Quire. Vol. 70, Issues 2-12. Canadian Magazine Publishers Association. February 2004. p. 19. ISBN   9780719561863.
  7. ↑ "Contemporary Short Stories" Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine . Charles E May, Canadian Literature.
  8. ↑ "Books in Brief: Fiction". New York Times, review by TAYLOR ANTRIM, August 25, 2002
  9. ↑ "2002 Winners & Finalists" Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine . BC Book Prizes.
  10. ↑ "Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize". Canadian Books & Authors.
  11. ↑ "2003 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results", Independent Publisher
  12. ↑ "Write turns : new directions in Canadian fiction". Quill & Quire, November 2001.
  13. ↑ "Vancouver authors debate the merits of limiting online lives". Georgia Straight, by Craig Takeuchi on April 22nd, 2015
  14. ↑ Lori A. May (13 January 2011). The Low-Residency MFA Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Creative Writing Students. A&C Black. pp. 54–. ISBN   978-1-4411-9844-0.
  15. ↑ "Some graduates question thesis publication requirement: Creative writing students at UBC strike compromise with the university to protect their future works". University Affairsby NICK TAYLOR-VAISEY | October 24, 2008
  16. ↑ The Poets & Writers Guide to MFA Programs. Poets & Writers Inc. 2015. pp. 25–. GGKEY:R0RREWSR0YY.
  17. ↑ Halpern, Sheryl. "Dealing With It". Canadian Literature Volume 186, Autumn 2005.
  18. ↑ "SMALL ACCIDENTS". review, Publishers Weekly
  19. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison. Tor.com, $2.99 e-book (136p) ISBN 978-0-7653-9497-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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