Stephen Guppy (born February 10, 1951 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian writer.[1] He is most noted for his short story "Downwind", which was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize in 1998,[2] and his poetry collection Understanding Heaven, which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2002.[3]

A graduate of the University of Victoria,[1] he was a longtime professor of creative writing and journalism at Vancouver Island University until his retirement.[4]

Works

Poetry

• Ghostcatcher (1979)[1]
• Blind Date with the Angel: The Diane Arbus Poems (1998)[5]
• Understanding Heaven (2001)[1]

Short story collections

• Another Sad Day at the Edge of the Empire (1985)[6]
• The Work of Mercy (2006)[7]

Novels

• The Fire Thief (2004)[8]
• Like I Care (2013)[4]

Non-fiction

• Writing and Workshopping Poetry: A Constructive Introduction (2016)

References