Martin West (writer)
Martin West (born 1959)[1] is a Canadian writer.[2] He is most noted for his 2017 novel Long Ride Yellow, which won the 2018 ReLit Award for Fiction.[3]
He was previously a ReLit nominee in the short fiction category in 2016 for his collection Cretacea and Other Stories from the Badlands.[4] The title story "Cretacea" was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize in 2006.[5]
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.
References
[edit]- ^ "West, Martin, 1959-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Eric Volmers, "Calgary author Martin West examines the desperation, loneliness and the dark underbelly of the Badlands". Calgary Herald, September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Zoe Whittall, Jordan Abel among writers shortlisted for ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rudy Wiebe tapped for Writer's Trust Awards: Memoir also up for rich Charles Taylor Prize". Edmonton Journal, February 7, 2007.
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