R. M. Vaughan
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Richard Murray Vaughan is a Canadian
poet, novelist and playwright.
A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of New Brunswick
, Vaughan currently lives in Toronto. He was playwright-in-residence at Buddies in Bad Times
in 1994-95, and has published numerous works, including articles in Utne Reader
. He is openly
gay
.
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...
poet, novelist and playwright.
A graduate of the creative writing program at 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...
, Vaughan currently lives in Toronto. He was playwright-in-residence at Buddies in Bad Times
Buddies in Bad Times
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company.Based in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, Buddies in Bad Times is dedicated to "the promotion of queer theatrical expression"....
in 1994-95, and has published numerous works, including articles in Utne Reader
Utne Reader
Utne Reader is an American bimonthly magazine. The magazine collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment from generally alternative media sources, including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music and DVDs...
. He is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
.
Works
- The InCorrupt Tables (Wild East/Salamanca Chapbooks, 1992 (reprinted 1995), poetry)
- William Forrestali's (Muted) Cornucopia (Studio 21 Halifax, 1992, art catalogue)
- Beyond Bad Times (Snowapple Press, 1993, anthology)
- Expressions: Writing About Psychiatric Survival (Expressions Press, 1993, anthology)
- Shout and Speak Out Loud: Atlantic Canadians on Child Sexual Abuse (Wild East, 1993, anthology)
- Semiotext(e) CANADAS (Semiotext(e) Publications, 1994, anthology)
- Plush (Coach House Press, 1995, anthology)
- Symbiosis: The Clinic (Symbiosis Collective, 1995, art catalogue)
- The Last Word (Insomniac Press, 1995, anthology)
- a selection of dazzling scarves (ECW Press, 1996, poetry)
- DISCovering Authors: Canadian Series (Gale Research, 1996, CD Rom)
- Carnival: A Scream In High Park Reader (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...
, 1996, anthology) - Painted, Tainted, Sainted by Sky Gilbert (PUC Press, 1996, introduction)
- Blues and True Concussions: 6 New Poets (House of Anansi, 1996, anthology)
- To Monsieur Desmoulins... (Tortoise Shell and Black, 1997, poetry chapbook)
- Gay Love Poetry (Robinson Publishing U.K. 1997, anthology)
- The Ecstatic Moment: The Best of Libido (Dell Books, 1997, anthology)
- 96 Tears (in my jeans) (Broken Jaw Press, 1998, poetry chapbook)
- A Quilted Heart (Insomniac Press, 1998, novel)
- Contra/Dictions: Queer Male Fiction (Arsenal Pulp PressArsenal Pulp PressArsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, and is noted for founding the annual Three-Day Novel Contest .Authors who have been published by Arsenal Pulp ...
, 1998, anthology). - Written in the Skin (Insomniac Press, 1998, anthology)
- Rhubarb-O-Rama! (Blizzard Press, 1998, anthology of plays)
- Restless Requiem: Catherine Hale's Seductive Altars (Art Centre, University of New Brunswick Press, 1998, art catalogue)
- Invisible to Predators (ECW Press, 1999, poetry)
- Camera, Woman (2001, drama)
- Spells (2003, novel)
- The Monster Trilogy (2003, drama)
- Ruined Stars (2004, poetry)