Andy Sinclair

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Andy Sinclair
Born Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Occupationwriter
Nationality Canadian
Genrefiction
Notable worksBreathing Lessons

Andy Sinclair is a Canadian writer, [1] whose debut novel Breathing Lessons was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 28th Lambda Literary Awards. [2]

Sinclair was born in Cowansville, Quebec [3] and raised in North Bay, Ontario, and is currently based in Toronto. [3] Breathing Lessons was published by Véhicule Press in 2015. [4] [5]

He has also published short stories in fab , Plenitude , Dragnet and The Moose & Pussy.

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References

  1. "Andy Sinclair’s love lessons" Archived 2016-12-18 at the Wayback Machine . Daily Xtra , June 11, 2015.
  2. "Who Are the 2016 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists?". Out , March 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Des auteurs se dévoilent… au Stock" Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine . Fugues , October 26, 2015.
  4. "Breathing Lessons by Andy Sinclair". Quill & Quire , May 2015.
  5. "Review: Debut novels from Andy Sinclair, Chigozie Obioma and Jessamyn Hope". The Globe and Mail , June 26, 2015.