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Funk, who was ], was raised in a ] household in rural Saskatchewan.<ref name="outvisions" /> | ||
| In 2012, Funk pulled his book ''Cherry Blossoms'' off of bookstore shelves after the publisher inadvertently printed the wrong version.<ref>{{cite news | In 2012, Funk pulled his book ''Cherry Blossoms'' off of bookstore shelves after the publisher inadvertently printed the wrong version.<ref>{{cite news | ||
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| Funk died on October 10, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/wes-funk-obit-1.3267144 |title=Wes Funk, Saskatoon novelist and teacher, dead|publisher=] |date=2015-10-11 |accessdate=2015-10-11}}</ref> |
Funk died on October 10, 2015, in ], ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/wes-funk-obit-1.3267144 |title=Wes Funk, Saskatoon novelist and teacher, dead|publisher=] |date=2015-10-11 |accessdate=2015-10-11}}</ref> He was 46 years old.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Trembath|first1=Sean|title=Local author Wes Funk dead at 46|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/local+author+funk+dead/11432193/story.html|accessdate=12 October 2015|work=Star Phoenix|date=12 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| *{{Official website|http://www.wesfunk.ca/}} | *{{Official website|http://www.wesfunk.ca/}} | ||
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Wes Funk (1968 or 1969 – October 10, 2015) was a Canadian writer. Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, he published several novels and a chapbook of poetry and short stories, and hosted a weekly television series, Lit Happens, on Shaw TV's services in Saskatchewan.
Funk, who was gay, was raised in a Mennonite household in rural Saskatchewan.
In 2012, Funk pulled his book Cherry Blossoms off of bookstore shelves after the publisher inadvertently printed the wrong version.
Funk died on October 10, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta. He was 46 years old.
Works
- Humble Beginnings
- Dead Rock Stars (2008)
- Baggage (2010)
- Cherry Blossoms (2012)
- Wes Side Story: a Memoir (2014)
References
- Willberg, David (2011-06-10). "Author champions self-published books". Saskatchewan Lifestyles. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20.
- ^ Street, Amanda (2011-12-02). "Funk's Fiction". OutVisions. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- "Author pulls his own book from store shelves". CBC News. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- "Wes Funk, Saskatoon novelist and teacher, dead". CBC News. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- Trembath, Sean (12 October 2015). "Local author Wes Funk dead at 46". Star Phoenix. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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