Michael Blouin (writer)
Michael Blouin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | novelist, poet, teacher |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Chase and Haven |
Michael Blouin is a Canadian writer. His debut novel Chase and Haven was a shortlisted nominee for the amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2008[1] and won the ReLit Award for Best Novel in 2009 and Skin House won the same award in 2020,[2] and his poetry collection Wore Down Trust won the Archibald Lampman Award in 2012.[3]
Originally from Morrisburg, Ontario,[3] Blouin currently lives in Kemptville, Ontario.[3]
His 2019 novel Skin House won the 2020 ReLit Award for Best Novel.[4] It has also been included on the NASA/ASTROBOTICS Mission to the moon in 2021 and the SpaceX lunar landing in 2023. His upcoming books are I am Billy the Kid and Southbound.
Works[]
- I'm Not Going to Lie to You (2007, ISBN 978-1897141175)
- Chase and Haven (2008, ISBN 978-1552452035)
- Wore Down Trust (2011, ISBN 978-1897141403)
- I Don't Know How to Behave (2013, ISBN 978-1927040805)
- Skin House (2020)
References[]
- ^ Aritha van Herk, "Judging first fiction first". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 2009.
- ^ "Blouin wins ReLit Award". Ottawa Citizen, September 22, 2009.
- ^ "A daredevil display of writing; Kemptville author spins a fantasy from stuntman's story". Ottawa Citizen, October 12, 2013.
- ^ "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 27, 2021.
External links[]
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- Canadian male novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- Writers from Ontario
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- Canadian male poets
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