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Alan R. Wilson

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Alan R. Wilson
BornMoncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupationnovelist, poet
NationalityCanadian
Period1990s-present
Notable worksBefore the Flood

Alan R. Wilson is a Canadian novelist and poet, who won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 1999 for his novel Before the Flood.[1] The novel was also a shortlisted nominee for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Stephen Leacock Award.[2]

His prior publications include the poetry collections Animate Objects (1995), Counting to 100 (1996) and Sky Atlas (2008).[1]

Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick,[1] he currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] His second novel, Lucifer's Hair, has been completed and is slated for future publication.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alan Robert Wilson Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. St. Thomas University's New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c CanLit Poets: Alan R. Wilson Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Literature, April 21, 2010.