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              Shawn Syms
          
            Shawn Syms
          
        
            BIO
          
          Biography
              Shawn Syms has written for over 25 years for more than 50 publications. His work has been short-listed for the prestigious Journey Prize. Shawn wrote the short-fiction collection Nothing Looks Familiar, a National Post pick for the Top Books of 2014, recently seized by the Michigan Department of Corrections because it “may encourage criminal activity.”
            ADDRESS
          
          
                                            City: Toronto,
                                                          Province/Territory:   Ontario
                        
        
            EMAIL
          
          
                      shawn@shawnsyms.com
                    
        
            GENRE
          
          
            Literary fiction
          
        
            LANGUAGES
          
          
            English
          
        
            LINKS
          
          Links
          
      
            PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
          
                            
            EQUITY INITIATIVE
          
          
          As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
            
  
    
              
      
          
        Members who identify as:
          LGBTQI2S
          Living with a disability
              
            Programs & Interests
          
           
                Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
              
              All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
              Yes
          
                Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
              
              The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
              No
           
    

