Kevin Hardcastle Explained

Kevin Hardcastle
Birth Date:August 8, 1980
Occupation:novelist, short stories
Period:2010s-present
Nationality:Canadian
Notableworks:Debris

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]

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]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medley . Mark . Kevin Hardcastle's Debris wins 2016 Trillium Book Award . . 22 June 2016 . 8 July 2016.
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/books/2017/03/carellin-brooks-kevin-hardcastle-and-sue-goyette-win-2016-relit-awards.html "Carellin Brooks, Kevin Hardcastle and Sue Goyette win 2016 ReLit Awards"
  3. http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/jacked-up-myths-for-working-stiffs-kevin-hardcastles-debris-reviewed "Jacked up myths for working stiffs: Kevin Hardcastle’s Debris, reviewed"
  4. http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2016/05/10/awards-writers-union-of-canada-announces-danuta-gleed-shortlist/ "Awards: Writers’ Union of Canada announces Danuta Gleed shortlist"
  5. http://puritan-magazine.com/simcoe-county-noir-an-interview-with-kevin-hardcastle/ "Simcoe County Noir: An Interview with Kevin Hardcastle"
  6. http://news.nationalpost.com/afterword/the-writers-trust-conversations-kevin-hardcastle-and-tamas-dobozy "The Writers’ Trust Conversations: Kevin Hardcastle and Tamas Dobozy"
  7. Web site: PRISM's good news! . PRISM international . 2 October 2014 . 8 July 2016.
  8. Web site: In the Cage. Goodreads. 2017-02-11.

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