Stephen Guppy (born February 10, 1951, in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his short story "Downwind", which was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize in 1998, and his poetry collection Understanding Heaven, which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2002.
A graduate of the University of Victoria, he was a longtime professor of creative writing and journalism at Vancouver Island University until his retirement.
Works
Poetry
- Ghostcatcher (1979)
- Blind Date with the Angel: The Diane Arbus Poems (1998)
- Understanding Heaven (2001)
Short story collections
- Another Sad Day at the Edge of the Empire (1985)
- The Work of Mercy (2006)
Novels
- The Fire Thief (2004)
- Like I Care (2013)
Non-fiction
- Writing and Workshopping Poetry: A Constructive Introduction (2016)
References
- ^ "Guppy, Stephen (Anthony) 1951-". Encyclopedia.com.
- "Giller Prize nominees announced". Vancouver Sun, October 6, 1998.
- "Short list for B.C. Book Prize". Victoria Times-Colonist, April 7, 2002.
- ^ Robert Barron, "VIU prof Guppy reads from latest novel". Harbour City Star, June 21, 2013.
- Frank Moher, "Varied voices from the West". National Post, January 23, 1999.
- William French, "Western fantasy: Another Sad Day at the Edge of the Empire". The Globe and Mail, July 6, 1985.
- Stewart Cole, "The Work of Mercy, by Stephen Guppy". Quill & Quire, 2006.
- Ted Hainworth, "Playing with fire in '60s". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, August 28, 2004.
- 1951 births
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian non-fiction writers
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian male poets
- Canadian male short story writers
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male non-fiction writers
- University of Victoria alumni
- People from Nanaimo
- Writers from British Columbia
- Living people