Stephen Finucan
Stephen Finucan | |
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Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | |
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Life
Finucan graduated from Trent University with a BA in literature and the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing. He is an instructor at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, as well as a frequent contributor to The Toronto Star book pages. He currently lives in Nelson, British Columbia, teaching students at LV Rogers High School.[1]
Literary career
Finucan's short stories and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, including Saturday Night, THIS Magazine, The Sewanee Review, The New Quarterly and B&A. He won the Humber School for Writers Prize in 1997, and was named Write Magazine's New Writer of the Year in 2000. His work has been shortlisted for the Upper Canada Brewing Company's Writer's Craft Award and the Ian St. James Award for Short Fiction.[1] His debut novel, "The Fallen", was chosen as one of CBC Canada Reads Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade.[2]
Works
- Happy Pilgrims (Insomniac Press, 2000)
- Foreigners (Penguin Group, 2003)
- The Fallen (Penguin Group, 2009)
References
- "Stephen Finucan". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "The Verdict Is In: The Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade Revealed". Open Book: Toronto. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2019.