G. A. Grisenthwaite

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Gordon Grisenthwaite is a Nlaka'pamux writer from Canada, whose debut novel Home Waltz was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. [1]

A member of the Lytton First Nation, Grisenthwaite worked as a graphic designer in Vancouver and Kelowna, [2] before completing his master's in English literature and creative writing at the University of Windsor in the late 2010s. [3] He has published short stories and poetry in various Canadian literary magazines including The Antigonish Review and Prism International ; his short story "The Fine Art of Frying Eggs" was the winner of the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award in 2013, [2] and his short story "Splatter Patterns" was shortlisted for the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize. [4]

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