Kevin Hardcastle

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Kevin Hardcastle
BornAugust 8, 1980
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksDebris

Kevin Hardcastle (born August 8, 1980) is a Canadian fiction writer, whose debut short story collection Debris won the Trillium Book Award in 2016 [1] and the ReLit Award for Short Fiction in 2017. [2] The collection, published by Biblioasis in 2015, [3] was also shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award [4] and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, [1] and was named a best book of the year by Quill and Quire . [1]

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Early life and education

Originally from Midland, Ontario, [5] he studied writing at the University of Toronto and Cardiff University. [5]

Writing career

His short story "To Have to Wait" was a finalist for the 2012 Journey Prize, [6] a prize awarded to the best short story by an emerging Canadian writer. His story "Old Man Marchuk" was included in the Journey Prize Anthology in 2014, [7] and later in Best Canadian Stories 15. [5] His writing has also appeared in publications including Word Riot , subTerrain, The Malahat Review , The Fiddlehead , The New Quarterly , Prism International , Event , Joyland , Shenandoah and The Walrus . [5]

His first novel, In the Cage, was published by Biblioasis in September 2017. [5] [8]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Medley, Mark (22 June 2016). "Kevin Hardcastle's Debris wins 2016 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Carellin Brooks, Kevin Hardcastle and Sue Goyette win 2016 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, March 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jacked up myths for working stiffs: Kevin Hardcastle’s Debris, reviewed". National Post , October 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Awards: Writers’ Union of Canada announces Danuta Gleed shortlist". Quill & Quire , May 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Simcoe County Noir: An Interview with Kevin Hardcastle". The Puritan, Issue 31.
  6. ↑ "The Writers’ Trust Conversations: Kevin Hardcastle and Tamas Dobozy". National Post , November 7, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "PRISM's good news!". PRISM international. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ In the Cage. ISBN   978-1-77196-147-9. OCLC   971600153 . Retrieved 2017-02-11.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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