Craig Davidson Explained

Pseudonym:Patrick Lestewka, Nick Cutter
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:novelist, short stories
Period:2000s-present
Notableworks:Rust and Bone, Cataract City

Craig Davidson (born 1975) is a Canadian author of short stories and novels,[1] who has published work under both his name and the pen names Patrick Lestewka[2] and Nick Cutter.[3] His style has been compared to that of Chuck Palahniuk.[4]

Early life

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was raised in Calgary and St. Catharines.[5] Davidson attended both Trent University and the University of New Brunswick.[6]

Career

His first short story collection, Rust and Bone,[7] was later published in September 2005 by Penguin Books Canada, and was a finalist for the 2006 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Stories in Rust and Bone have also been adapted into a play by Australian playwright Caleb Lewis and a Golden Globe-nominated film by French director Jacques Audiard.

Davidson also released a novel in 2007 named The Fighter. During the course of his research of the novel, Davidson went on a 16-week steroid cycle.[8] To promote the release of the novel, Davidson participated in a fully sanctioned boxing match against Toronto poet Michael Knox at Florida Jack's Boxing Gym; for the novel's subsequent release in the United States, his publisher organized a similar promotional boxing match against Jonathan Ames. Davidson lost both matches.

His 2013 novel Cataract City was named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[9]

In addition to his literary fiction, Davidson has also published several works of horror literature using the pseudonyms Patrick Lestewka and Nick Cutter. In 2014, he released the thriller novel The Troop, with The Deep following in 2015.[10]

In 2018, his memoir Precious Cargo, about a year spent driving a bus for disabled children in Calgary, was a finalist for Canada Reads.[11]

His 2018 novel The Saturday Night Ghost Club was a shortlisted finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was an American Booksellers Association Indie Next Great Reads selection in July 2019.[12] [13] This novel tells the story of a young boy who is coming-of-age while spending Saturdays catching ghosts with his eccentric Uncle Calvin. It explores themes of grief, depression, family, friendship, and growing into adulthood.

Davidson's work has received acclaim from notable authors such as Stephen King, Scott Smith, and Jonathan Maberry.

Bibliography

as Patrick Lestewka

as Nick Cutter

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Author Thinks Inside the Box . 2008-08-06 . Archer . Bert . Bert Archer. 2007-07-25 . Globeandmail.com.
  2. http://torontoist.com/2006/11/torontoist_read_22/ "Torontoist Reads: The Fighter by Craig Davidson"
  3. http://www.shakespeareanrag.com/?tag=craig-davidson "Strong nerves, strong stomachs, no quarter: Nick Cutter’s The Troop"
  4. http://www.identitytheory.com/interviews/davidson_interview.php Identity Theory interview with Craig Davidson
  5. https://archive.today/20130916224915/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/09/13/craig-davidson-the-fighter/ "Craig Davidson: The fighter returns"
  6. Web site: James. Bronte. Rust and Bone. University of New Brunswick. 9 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Snap, Splatter and Pop. The New York Times. December 25, 2005.
  8. News: From Mr Average ... to superman. The Guardian. May 18, 2008.
  9. "Giller Prize short list announced". The Globe and Mail, October 8, 2013.
  10. Web site: Exclusive: First chapter from "THE TROOP" author Nick Cutter's "THE DEEP" . 2015-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160206131335/http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-first-chapter-from-the-troop-author-nick-cutters-the-deep/ . 2016-02-06 . dead .
  11. News: Meet the Canada Reads 2018 contenders. Jan 30, 2018. CBC. Jun 4, 2019.
  12. https://quillandquire.com/omni/edugyan-hage-among-rogers-writers-trust-fiction-finalists/ "Edugyan, Hage among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction finalists"
  13. Book: The July 2019 Indie Next List Preview. 2016. 978-1607749769.
  14. Web site: The Two Pill Problem: The Troop by Nick Cutter. Alexander. Niall. 2014-02-19. Tor.com. en-US. 2020-03-23.
  15. News: The Troop, by Nick Cutter: Review. Wiersema. Robert J.. 2014-02-21. National Post. en-CA. 2020-03-23.
  16. Web site: The Troop. 2014-02-20. Quill and Quire. 2020-03-23.
  17. Web site: Squires . John . 2022-12-19 . “The Deep” – Amazon Making a Series Out of Underwater Horror Novel That Terrified Clive Barker . 2023-05-16 . Bloody Disgusting! . en-US.
  18. Web site: Potier . Laura . 2022-12-20 . The Deep: Amazon Is Adapting The Horror Novel To Series - STARBURST . 2023-05-16 . STARBURST Magazine . en-GB.
  19. Web site: 2015-02-14 . Andrew Pyper and Nick Cutter: Canadian horror stories . 2023-05-16 . thestar.com . en.
  20. News: 2015-01-16 . The double life of author Craig Davidson . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2023-05-16.
  21. Web site: Gilliand . Blu . 2017-01-03 . Review: ‘Little Heaven’ by Nick Cutter . 2023-05-16 . Cemetery Dance Online . en-US.
  22. Web site: Semel . Paul . 2017-01-09 . Exclusive Interview: "Little Heaven" Author Nick Cutter ... . 2023-05-16 . paulsemel.com . en-US.
  23. News: 2017-01-13 . Review: Nick Cutter’s Little Heaven takes horror to the outer reaches . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2023-05-16.
  24. Web site: DiLouie . Craig . 2017-04-19 . LITTLE HEAVEN by Nick Cutter - . 2023-05-16 . - Author of adventure/thriller and horror fiction . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2017-01-08 . Nick Cutter’s Little Heaven is a tribute to the horror genre . 2023-05-16 . thestar.com . en.

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