J. Timothy Hunt
Encyclopedia
James Timothy Hunt is an American
-Canadian author
and journalist
.
Hunt was born and raised in Los Angeles
, California
, and attended university in Montana
, receiving a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from Rocky Mountain College
in 1981. He became a Canadian citizen in 2004, and resides in Toronto
, Canada
, and Grignan
, France
, with his husband, Morton Beiser
and twin sons, Daniel and Rowan.
, he became known as a playwright
and author of science fiction
short stories
. His plays Angel Fire and The Lunatic were presented Off-Off Broadway. His short fiction can be found in the anthologies Lovers and Other Monsters and Don't Open This Book, both published by Doubleday. He has been writer in residence three times at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico
, and was the founder of The Writers’ Workout creative writing studio in New York. He received a B.A.A. in Journalism from Toronto’s
Ryerson University
in 1999.
Hunt has written for many publications in Canada, including National Post Business
, Toronto Life
, Elm Street, Reader's Digest
, and Saturday Night
. A feature article in Saturday Night in June 2000 about Owens Wiwa
, brother of controversially-executed Nigerian environmentalist
Ken Saro-Wiwa
, was expanded in 2005 into a book about the ordeal, The Politics of Bones
.
In 2007, Hunt began writing children's fiction for Tundra Books
under the pseudonym Tim Beiser
.
s for an article in Saturday Night about his own same-sex marriage.
His profile of The New Yorker
magazine's Malcolm Gladwell
won three North American journalism awards and was nominated in 2000 for a Canadian National Magazine Award.
United States
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-Canadian author
Author
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and journalist
Journalist
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.
Biography
Hunt was born and raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and attended university in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, receiving a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College
Rocky Mountain College , located in Billings, Montana, is a private comprehensive college offering more than 25 liberal arts- and professionally oriented majors. In fall 2009, the college had 894 enrolled students...
in 1981. He became a Canadian citizen in 2004, and resides in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
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...
, and Grignan
Grignan
Grignan is a commune in the Drôme department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It has a magnificent Renaissance castle and is mentioned in the letters that Madame de Sévigné wrote to her daughter, Madame de Grignan, in the 17th century....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, with his husband, Morton Beiser
Morton Beiser
Morton Beiser, CM, MD, FRCP is a Canadian professor, psychiatrist and epidemiologist known for his research in the fields of immigration and resettlement....
and twin sons, Daniel and Rowan.
Career
During his 16 years as a resident of New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, he became known as a playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and author of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
. His plays Angel Fire and The Lunatic were presented Off-Off Broadway. His short fiction can be found in the anthologies Lovers and Other Monsters and Don't Open This Book, both published by Doubleday. He has been writer in residence three times at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and was the founder of The Writers’ Workout creative writing studio in New York. He received a B.A.A. in Journalism from Toronto’s
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
in 1999.
Hunt has written for many publications in Canada, including National Post Business
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
, Toronto Life
Toronto Life
Toronto Life is a monthly Canadian magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Life also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including Home Decor, Stylebook, Eating & Drinking, Real Estate and Weddings. Established in 1966,...
, Elm Street, Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
, and Saturday Night
Saturday Night (magazine)
Saturday Night was a Canadian general interest magazine. It was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1887.The publication was first established as a weekly broadsheet newspaper about public affairs and the arts, which was later expanded into a general interest magazine. The editor, Edmund E. Sheppard,...
. A feature article in Saturday Night in June 2000 about Owens Wiwa
Owens Wiwa
Monday Owens Wiwa is a medical doctor and human rights activist. He is the brother of executed Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa, and the son of Ogoni chief Jim Wiwa. Wiwa is an internationally renowned expert on the effects of globalization, especially as it relates to the highly controversial business...
, brother of controversially-executed Nigerian environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian author, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize...
, was expanded in 2005 into a book about the ordeal, The Politics of Bones
The Politics of Bones
The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil is a book by Canadian journalist J. Timothy Hunt. It was published by McClelland & Stewart in September 2005 just before the tenth anniversary of the controversial execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa.On November 10, 1995, Nigeria’s...
.
In 2007, Hunt began writing children's fiction for Tundra Books
Tundra Books
Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada.Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman to publish children's books in Canada. The U.S...
under the pseudonym Tim Beiser
Tim Beiser
Tim Beiser is the literary pseudonym of American-Canadian author and journalist J. Timothy Hunt, .He is the author of Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog published by Tundra Books...
.
As J. Timothy Hunt
- The Politics of BonesThe Politics of BonesThe Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil is a book by Canadian journalist J. Timothy Hunt. It was published by McClelland & Stewart in September 2005 just before the tenth anniversary of the controversial execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa.On November 10, 1995, Nigeria’s...
- Killing Time in Taos
- Madame de Sévigné and Her Children at the Court of Versailles, translator
As Tim Beiser
- Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine FrogBradley McGogg, the very fine frogBradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog is a book by Canadian children's book author Tim Beiser, illustrated by Canadian painter Rachel Berman. It was published by Tundra Books in March 2009.- Synopsis :...
- Miss Mousie's Blind Date
- Little Chicken Duck
Awards and recognitions
Hunt was recognized in 2005 by the 29th annual National Magazine AwardNational Magazine Award
The National Magazine Awards are a series of US awards that honor excellence in the magazine industry. They are administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City...
s for an article in Saturday Night about his own same-sex marriage.
His profile of The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
magazine's Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, CM is a Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He is currently based in New York City and has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996...
won three North American journalism awards and was nominated in 2000 for a Canadian National Magazine Award.
List of awards
- Canada Council for the Arts: "The Marquise Skull Affair," (Creative Writing Grant), 2007
- Canadian National Magazine Award: "For Better or Worse?" (Nominee, Best Essay), 2006
- Canada Council for the Arts: "The Politics of Bones," (Creative Writing Grant), 2001
- Canadian National Magazine Award: "The politics of bones," (Nominee, Best Profile), 2001
- Canadian National Magazine Award: "Moving target," (Nominee, Best Technology Article), 2001
- Canadian National Magazine Award: "An Incredible Hodgepodge of Weirdness," (Nominee, Best Profile), 2000
- James H. Carter Award, 1999
- Mark Bastien Award: "An Incredible Hodgepodge of Weirdness," (Best Article), 1999
- AJEMC Award: "An Incredible Hodgepodge of Weirdness," (silver), 1999
- Gordon Sinclair Award, 1998
- Chinese Community Award, 1998
- Women's Press Club of Toronto Award, 1998
- Poets & Writers' Jean Paiva Award:"Best New Writer," 1993