Kevin Hardcastle
BornAugust 8, 1980
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksDebris

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

  • Debris (2015, collection of short stories ISBN 978-1771960403)[1]
  • In the Cage (2017, novel)
  • "To Have to Wait" (Short story)[7]
  • "Old Man Marchuk" (Short story)[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Medley, Mark (22 June 2016). "Kevin Hardcastle's Debris wins 2016 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Carellin Brooks, Kevin Hardcastle and Sue Goyette win 2016 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, March 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jacked up myths for working stiffs: Kevin Hardcastle’s Debris, reviewed". National Post, October 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Awards: Writers’ Union of Canada announces Danuta Gleed shortlist". Quill & Quire, May 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Simcoe County Noir: An Interview with Kevin Hardcastle". The Puritan, Issue 31.
  6. ↑ "The Writers’ Trust Conversations: Kevin Hardcastle and Tamas Dobozy". National Post, November 7, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "PRISM's good news!". PRISM international. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "In the Cage". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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