John Stiles
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John Stiles was born and raised in the Annapolis Valley
in Nova Scotia
, Canada. He is the author of the poetry collections Scouts are Cancelled and Creamsicle Stick Shivs, as well as the novels The Insolent Boy and Taking the Stairs. Featured on CBC's 'Q', Much Music, and TVO's 'Imprint', John has also written for The Globe and Mail and The Literary Review of Canada. A documentary about John and his poems in Scouts are Cancelled was festival pick in the Hot Docs
festival in Toronto 2007 and won best Canadian documentary award in The Atlantic Film Festival
in September 2007. John currently lives with his wife in London
, England.
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Annapolis Valley
The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy.-Geography:...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada. He is the author of the poetry collections Scouts are Cancelled and Creamsicle Stick Shivs, as well as the novels The Insolent Boy and Taking the Stairs. Featured on CBC's 'Q', Much Music, and TVO's 'Imprint', John has also written for The Globe and Mail and The Literary Review of Canada. A documentary about John and his poems in Scouts are Cancelled was festival pick in the Hot Docs
Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference, and market, held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
festival in Toronto 2007 and won best Canadian documentary award in The Atlantic Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival
The Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video from Atlantic Canada and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the...
in September 2007. John currently lives with his wife in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England.
Poetry
- Creamsicle Stick Shivs, (Insomniac PressInsomniac PressInsomniac Press is a Canadian independent book publisher.Founded in 1992 and based in London, Ontario, Insomniac began as a publisher of poetry chapbooks. The company has since evolved into a publisher of a wide variety of fiction, poetry and non-fiction work by emerging Canadian writers...
, 2006) - Scouts are Cancelled, (Insomniac Press, 2002)
Novels
- Taking the Stairs, (Nightwood Editions, 2008)
- The Insolent Boy, (Insomniac Press, 2001)
Anthologies
- Outside Voices 2008 Anthology of Younger Poets (Outside Voices, 2008)
- Babylon Burning: 9/11 Five Years On (nthposition UK, 2006)
- New American Writing (Oink! Press, USA, 2005)
- Doom, Desire and Vice, (Wingate Press, CANADA, 2005)
- The I.V. Lounge Reader, (Insomniac Press, CANADA, 2001)
Film
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