Kenneth J. Harvey
Encyclopedia
Kenneth Joseph Thomas Harvey (born 22 January 1962) is a Canadian
writer and filmmaker. Born in St. John's
, Newfoundland and Labrador
, his books are published in Canada, the US, the UK, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and France. He has won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, the Winterset Award, Italy's Libro Del Mare, and has been nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and twice for both the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
Harvey's editorials have been published in most major Canadian newspapers, and he has held the prestigious posts of Writer-in-Residence at both the University of New Brunswick
and Memorial University of Newfoundland
. He is the founder of the ReLit Awards for poetry, short fiction and novels.
Harvey lives in an outport on the Island of Newfoundland.
One of his latest books, The Town That Forgot How to Breathe (2003), takes place in Bareneed
, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the residents have suddenly lost their ability to breathe automatically.
Ladyhawke Ventures acquired the rights to produce a film based on the book.
Harvey sits on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
Harvey also keeps personal blog as well as a Wal-Mart criticism blog where he posts emailed testimonies by Wal-Mart
employees of unethical treatment and conduct at their workplace.
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...
writer and filmmaker. Born in St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, his books are published in Canada, the US, the UK, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and France. He has won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, the Winterset Award, Italy's Libro Del Mare, and has been nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and twice for both the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
Harvey's editorials have been published in most major Canadian newspapers, and he has held the prestigious posts of Writer-in-Residence at both the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
and Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...
. He is the founder of the ReLit Awards for poetry, short fiction and novels.
Harvey lives in an outport on the Island of Newfoundland.
One of his latest books, The Town That Forgot How to Breathe (2003), takes place in Bareneed
Bareneed, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bareneed is a Canadian settlement in Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located east of Bay Roberts, on a peninsula on the west side of Conception Bay....
, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the residents have suddenly lost their ability to breathe automatically.
Ladyhawke Ventures acquired the rights to produce a film based on the book.
Harvey sits on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
Harvey also keeps personal blog as well as a Wal-Mart criticism blog where he posts emailed testimonies by Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
employees of unethical treatment and conduct at their workplace.
Selected bibliography
- Directions for an Opened Body (1990)
- Brud (1992)
- Stalkers (1994)
- The Hole That Must Be Filled (1995)
- Nine-Tenths Unseen (1996)
- Kill The Poets: Anti-verse (1998)
- The Flesh So Close (1998)
- The Great Misogynist (1998)
- Everyone Hates a Beauty Queen (1998)
- The Woman in the Closet (1998)
- Skin Hound (2000)
- Little White Squaw: A White Woman's Story of Abuse, Addiction, and Reconciliation (2002, with Eve Mills Nash)
- The Town That Forgot How to Breathe (2003) (winner of the 2004 Thomas Head Raddall AwardThomas Head Raddall AwardThe Thomas Head Raddall Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, to the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces...
and Italy's Libro del Mare) - Shack: The Cutland Junction Stories (2004)
- Inside (2006) (longlisted for the Giller Prize), (winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeRogers Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeThe Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary award presented by Rogers Communications and the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries....
), (winner of the Winterset AwardWinterset AwardThe Winterset Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council to a work judged to be the best book, regardless of genre, published by a writer from Newfoundland and Labrador....
) - Blackstrap Hawco (2008) (longlisted for the Giller Prize), (shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize)
- Reinventing the Rose (2011)
External links
- Kenneth J. Harvey blog
- Kenneth J. Harvey's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ReLit Awards Web site
- Harvey's Anti-Walmart blog