John Gould (Canadian writer)

For other people named John Gould, see John Gould (disambiguation).

John Gould is a Canadian short story writer from Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He is most noted for his 2003 book Kilter: 55 fictions, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.[2]

Gould's first book, The Kingdom of Heaven: 88 Palm-of-the-Hand Stories, was published in 1996.[3]

CBC Books listed Gould's 2020 collection of short stories, The End of Me, on its list of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.[4] The book was shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction.[5]

Gould currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria.[6] He is also a member of the fiction editorial board at The Malahat Review, a respected Canadian literary journal.

He is the nephew of journalist Robert Fulford.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Adrian Chamberlain, "John Gould, short and sweet". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 2, 2003.
  2. ^ Judy Stoffman, "Giller may have repeat winner; Atwood, Vassanji shortlisted again: Some noteworthy novels excluded". Toronto Star, October 3, 2003.
  3. ^ Ron Joiner, "Book bus tour bags books by the bag-full". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 12, 1997.
  4. ^ "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-07. Here are 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.
  5. ^ "38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "UVic Writing student wins top honours". Saanich News, May 15, 2011.


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