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Kevin Hardcastle
Canadian fiction writer (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Publications
- Debris (2015, collection of short stories ISBN 978-1771960403)[1]
- In the Cage (2017, novel)
- "To Have to Wait" (Short story)[7]
- "Old Man Marchuk" (Short story)[7]
References
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