Matthew J. Trafford

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]

Matthew J. Trafford
Occupation	novelist
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s-present
Notable works	The Divinity Gene

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.

Works

• The Divinity Gene (2011)