Warren Dunford

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Warren Dunford
Born1963 (age 5859)
Occupationnovelist, advertising copywriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater Ryerson University
Period1990s-2000s
Notable worksSoon to Be a Major Motion Picture, Making a Killing, The Scene Stealer

Warren Dunford (born 1963) is a Canadian writer, who published three comedic mystery novels in the 1990s and 2000s. [1] All three novels centred on Mitchell Draper, a gay aspiring screenwriter and amateur detective plunged into unusual criminal investigations in the film industries of both Toronto and Hollywood. [1]

A graduate of Ryerson University in radio and television arts, Dunford initially worked as an advertising copywriter [2] and wrote an unproduced screenplay. [3] His first short story, "Moment's Glory", was published in the Toronto Star in 1987. [2]

His first novel, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, was published in 1998. [4] The novel was rejected by 100 different publishing companies before being accepted by Riverbank Press. [3]

His second novel, Making a Killing, followed in 2001 and garnered a Lambda Literary Award nomination in the Gay Mystery category at the 14th Lambda Literary Awards in 2002. [5] His third novel, The Scene Stealer, followed in 2005. [3]

He has also been a television writer for the series Canadian Case Files , and has published short stories in Taddle Creek , This Magazine , and the anthologies Upon a Midnight Clear, Quickies II and Queer Fear II.

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References

  1. 1 2 Judith A. Markowitz, The Gay Detective Novel: Lesbian and Gay Main Characters and Themes in Mystery Fiction. McFarland & Company, 2004. ISBN   978-0-7864-1957-9. pp. 167-168.
  2. 1 2 "Moment's Glory". Toronto Star , July 29, 1987.
  3. 1 2 3 "CanLit's latest hero: Toronto". The Globe and Mail , April 30, 2005.
  4. "Commercial literature - in Canada? : This sardonic novel continues the new trend toward polished, popular fiction". Vancouver Sun , July 4, 1998.
  5. "Lambda Literary finalists announced". The Advocate , February 7, 2002.