Bill Conall

Bill Conall is a Canadian writer who won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2014 for his book The Promised Land; a novel of Cape Breton.^[1]

Bill Conall
Born	Bill Root Brockville, Ontario
Occupation	humorist, novelist, musician
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2010s
Notable works	The Promised Land; a novel of Cape Breton
Website
billconall.com

Originally from Brockville, Ontario,^[2] Conall lived in many places across Canada before moving to Victoria County, Nova Scotia in the early 2000s.^[2] His debut book, The Rock in the Water, was published in 2009 and was also a shortlisted nominee for the Stephen Leacock Medal.^[2] His other book, "Some Days Run Long" (Boularderie Island Press, 2018), was shortlisted for the 2019 Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction.

Works

• The Rock in the Water (2009, ISBN 9781897475294)
• The Promised Land (2013) ISBN 9780991855209)
• Some Days Run Long (2018) ISBN 9781926448275