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| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| ===Novels=== | ===Novels=== | ||
| *''Tall Lives'' ( |
*''Tall Lives'' (1990) | ||
| *''The Cameraman'' ( |
*''The Cameraman'' (1994) | ||
| *''Bella Combe Journal'' ( |
*''Bella Combe Journal'' (1996) | ||
| *''The Good Body'' ( |
*''The Good Body'' (2000) | ||
| *''Sointula'' ( |
*''Sointula'' (2004) | ||
| *''The Order of Good Cheer'' ( |
*''The Order of Good Cheer'' (2008) | ||
| ===Short stories=== | ===Short stories=== | ||
| *''Deep Cove Stories'' ( |
*''Deep Cove Stories'' (1989) | ||
| *''North of Jesus' Beans'' ( |
*''North of Jesus' Beans'' (1994) | ||
| *''Sex is Red'' ( |
*''Sex is Red'' (1998) | ||
| *''Mount Appetite'' ( |
*''Mount Appetite'' (2002) | ||
| *''Gargoyles'' ( |
*''Gargoyles'' (2006) (nominated for the ]) | ||
| ===Poetry=== | ===Poetry=== | ||
| *''Inviting Blindness'' ( |
*''Inviting Blindness'' (1995) | ||
| ===Drama=== | ===Drama=== | ||
| *''Yardsale'' ( |
*''Yardsale'' (1994) | ||
| *''Ethnic Cleansing'' | *''Ethnic Cleansing'' | ||
| *''I am Danielle Steel'' | *''I am Danielle Steel'' | ||
| ===Non-fiction=== | ===Non-fiction=== | ||
| *''Midnight Hockey: All About Beer, the Boys and the Real Canadian Game''^ ( |
*''Midnight Hockey: All About Beer, the Boys and the Real Canadian Game''^ (2006) | ||
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Bill Gaston (born 1953) is a Canadian novelist, playwright and short story writer.
Gaston grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, and North Vancouver, British Columbia.
His story collection Mount Appetite (2002) was nominated for the 2002 Giller Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Gaston received a second Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize nomination for his novel Sointula (2004). He was the recipient of the inaugural Timothy Findley Award in 2003.
Gaston currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria. He previously served as director of the creative writing program at the University of New Brunswick, and as editor of The Fiddlehead.
Bibliography
Novels
- Tall Lives (1990)
- The Cameraman (1994)
- Bella Combe Journal (1996)
- The Good Body (2000)
- Sointula (2004)
- The Order of Good Cheer (2008)
Short stories
- Deep Cove Stories (1989)
- North of Jesus' Beans (1994)
- Sex is Red (1998)
- Mount Appetite (2002)
- Gargoyles (2006) (nominated for the 2006 Governor General's Award for fiction)
Poetry
- Inviting Blindness (1995)
Drama
- Yardsale (1994)
- Ethnic Cleansing
- I am Danielle Steel
Non-fiction
- Midnight Hockey: All About Beer, the Boys and the Real Canadian Game^ (2006)