John Gould (Canadian writer)
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John Gould is a Canadian
short story
writer from Victoria, British Columbia
. He has published two books of short fiction, The Kingdom of Heaven: 88 Palm-of-the-Hand Stories in 1996 and Kilter: 55 fictions in 2003. Kilter was nominated for the Giller Prize.
Gould currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria
. He is also a member of the fiction editorial board at The Malahat Review, a respected Canadian literary journal.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer from Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. He has published two books of short fiction, The Kingdom of Heaven: 88 Palm-of-the-Hand Stories in 1996 and Kilter: 55 fictions in 2003. Kilter was nominated for the Giller Prize.
Gould currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
. He is also a member of the fiction editorial board at The Malahat Review, a respected Canadian literary journal.