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Tamas Dobozy

nbaute — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:09:19 +0000

Tamas Dobozy received his PhD in English from the University of British Columbia. His work has been published in journals throughout North America, and in 1995 he won the annual subTerrain short fiction contest. His first collection of short fiction, When X Equals Marylou, was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award. Dobozy teaches at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario. Dobozy’s Siege 13 is a collection of 13 linked stories tracing the ripple effect of the Second World War on characters directly involved, and on their friends, associates, sons, daughters, grandchildren and adoptive countries.

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Tim Bowling

nbaute — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:08:10 +0000

Tim Bowling is the author of 10 collections of poetry, four novels, and two works of non-fiction. His works include the poetry collection Tenderman, winner of the 2012 Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, and In the Suicide’s Library: A Book Lover’s Journey, a work of non-fiction. Bowling’s writing has earned him a Canadian Authors Association Award, two Governor General’s Literary Award nominations, a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and five Alberta Book Awards. Partially set in 1862 during the Battle of Antietam, Bowling’s The Tinsmith tells the story of a Union Army surgeon deeply affected by a mysterious soldier who, 20 years after their first meeting, disappears.

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Susan Pedler

nbaute — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:32:31 +0000

Award-winning journalist Susan Pedler (Canada) is the host of CBC Television’s News at Six in Windsor and CBC’s national reporter for Southwestern Ontario. She covers border issues, the automotive industry and breaking news from the region. Prior to arriving in Windsor, Pedler reported for CBC Television in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Charlottetown and Toronto.

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