Matthew Anderson
BIO
Biography
Matthew R Anderson is originally from Treaty 4 / SW SK and now lives in Nova Scotia with his wife Sara Parks. He has published six non-fiction books and many award-winning short stories. Most recent books include Someone Else's Saint (Pottersfield, 2025), The Good Walk (URP 2024; winner Sask Book Award) and Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul (MQUP 2023; finalist for the Vine National Canadian Jewish Book Award).
ADDRESS
City: Antigonish,
Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
EMAIL
matthewndg@gmail.com
GENRE
non-fiction, fiction
LANGUAGES
English, French
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Year
2024
Title
Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2023
Title
Someone Else's Saint: How a Scottish Pilgrimage Led to Nova Scotia
Publisher
Pottersfield Press
Year
2025
Title
Our Home and Treaty Land: revised and expanded version (with Ray Aldred)
Publisher
Friesen Press
Year
2024
Title
Pairings: The Bible and Booze
Publisher
Novalis
Year
2021
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Sask Book Award, Creative Sask Publishers' Award
Publication
The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails
Year
2025
Name
finalist, Vine National Canadian Jewish Book Awards
Publication
Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul
Year
2024
Name
Winner, Dramatic Monologue, Short-Grain Contest
Publication
"Boo" (short fiction)
Year
2005
Name
Honourable Mention, Short Fiction Category, Prairie Fire-McNally Robinson competition
Publication
A Street Called Generous (short fiction)
Year
2011
Programs & Interests
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