Matthew J. Trafford

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Matthew J. Trafford
Occupationnovelist
Nationality Canadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Divinity Gene

Matthew J. Trafford is a Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2011. [1]

A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia, [2] he published his debut short story collection The Divinity Gene in 2011. [3] He also won the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction in 2007 for his short story "Past Perfect", [4] and has had work nominated for both the National Magazine Awards and the CBC Literary Awards. [5] His short stories have been anthologized in Darwin's Bastards [6] and Best Gay Stories 2012.

He is based in Toronto, Ontario. [2] He also occasionally performs in an improv comedy duo, The Bromos, [5] with his brother Thomas, who was a panelist on the television series 1 Girl 5 Gays .

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References

  1. "Farzana Doctor Awarded Dayne Ogilvie Grant" Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . Open Book Toronto, June 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Author Matthew J. Trafford tackles life’s toughest issues in unlikely ways". Pique Newsmagazine , September 15, 2011.
  3. "‘The Divinity Gene’ by Matthew J. Trafford". Winnipeg Review, July 11, 2011.
  4. "2007 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction winner". The Malahat Review .
  5. 1 2 "A supernatural look at the world" Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . Vancouver Sun , September 17, 2011.
  6. "The Divinity Gene by Matthew J. Trafford". Toronto Star , February 12, 2011.