John Gould (Canadian writer)

John Gould is a Canadian short story writer from Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He is most noted for his 2003 book Kilter: 55 fictions, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.[2]

For other people named John Gould, see John Gould (disambiguation).

Gould's first book, The Kingdom of Heaven: 88 Palm-of-the-Hand Stories, was published in 1996.[3]

CBC Books listed Gould's 2020 collection of short stories, The End of Me, on its list of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.[4] The book was shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction.[5]

Gould currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria.[6] He is also a member of the fiction editorial board at The Malahat Review, a respected Canadian literary journal.

He is the nephew of journalist Robert Fulford.[1]

References
  1. Adrian Chamberlain, "John Gould, short and sweet". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 2, 2003.
  2. Judy Stoffman, "Giller may have repeat winner; Atwood, Vassanji shortlisted again: Some noteworthy novels excluded". Toronto Star, October 3, 2003.
  3. Ron Joiner, "Book bus tour bags books by the bag-full". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 12, 1997.
  4. "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-07. Here are 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.
  5. "38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.
  6. "UVic Writing student wins top honours". Saanich News, May 15, 2011.



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