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Joey Woolrich
Paul Whittle
BIO
Biography

Literary work :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debut novel, title redacted, currently with a publisher

Co-creator of a graphic novel, Bangs, to be published spring 2025

2021 Nonfiction piece, “The Southsiders,” published in UBC COVID anthology

2020 Feature-length screenplay, "Irish Goodbye," completed and pitched

2018 Short Fiction published in NQ: “Young Americans”

2018 Nonfiction piece in Breakwater anthology “Best Kind”

2015 Residency at  “Writing Home,” master class at the Banff Arts Centre

2013 Winner of the Writer’s Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Fresh Fish Award (for an unpublished manuscript of short fiction)

2012 Residency at Banff writing studio, working with Shyam Salvaduri

2009 Shortlisted (10 out of 1400 entries) for the CBC Literary Awards

2004 First Place Winner, short fiction, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Competition (“Purity Sweets”), also a winner for poetry(2001)

2003 Two poems published in Backyards of Heaven: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from Ireland and Newfoundland & Labrador, ed. Stephanie McKenzie (Scop)  

Multiple short fiction stories in NL Quarterly magazine and NQ online.

I've also written several short films, been a Production Assistant, and have taken intro filmmaking courses.

Teaching/Editing:

2018-2021 Teaching Assistant, Creative Writing, UBC

Courses: Intro to creative writing, screenwriting, intro to fiction, Intro to CNF

Co-editor of two poetry anthologies:

Twig (Backroad Books, 1998) and With an Image of Grace (Backroad Books,1999)

Literary Community Service:

2014, 2007 Secretary, Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador

2006 Vice President, Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador

Member of The Writer’s Union of Canada (TWUC) and Writers NL

Education

2016  - 2020 University of British Columbia (online)

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing

Primary Genres: fiction, CNF and screenwriting

 

2010  Memorial University                                        

MA, English Language and Literature

Short fiction. Supervisor Larry Mathews. 4.0 GPA

 

1999   Memorial University                                          

BA , English Language and Literature, Dean’s List 

ADDRESS
City: St. John's, Province/Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
Programs & Interests
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