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Barry Webster (born 1961)[1] is a Canadian writer. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec.[2]

Barry Webster
Born	1961 Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	novelist, short stories
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s-present
Notable works	The Sound of All Flesh, The Lava in My Bones
Website
www.barrywebster.ca

His short story collection The Sound of All Flesh won a ReLit Award in 2006,[3] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Hugh MacLennan Award. His short stories have also been shortlisted for the National Magazine Award.

His 2012 novel The Lava in My Bones was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award and the Lambda Literary Award.[4][5] In 2013 he was awarded an Honour of Distinction by the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, an award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada.[6]

He was a featured speaker at the 2013 Saints and Sinners Literary Festival.[7]

He has a B.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto, and an M.A. in creative writing from Concordia University.[2] A classically trained pianist, he has two ARCTs from the Royal Conservatory of Music.[2] He has also occasionally worked as an actor, including in a production of Sam Shepard's play Savage/Love and in a radio adaptation of his own short story "Enough".[2]

Works

• The Sound of All Flesh (2005, ISBN 0889842809)
• The Lava in My Bones (2012, ISBN 9781551524795)

References

External links

• Barry Webster

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