Joey Comeau

Infobox Writer
name = Joey Comeau

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caption = Joey Comeau in London, England, April 2008
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birthname = Joey Comeau
birthdate = Birth date and age|1980|9|26|mf=y
birthplace = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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occupation = Author, essayist
nationality = Canadian
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subject = Transgressive fiction
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notableworks = "A Softer World", "Lockpick Pornography"
influences =Elmore Leonard
Morley Callaghan
Tupac Shakur
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Joey Comeau (born September 26, 1980) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for writing the text of the webcomic "A Softer World".

In 2003 Comeau co-created "A Softer World" with Emily Horne. "Truth and Beauty Bombs", a book collecting the comic, was published in 2006. The "A Softer World" site also features "Overqualified", his series of humorous prank cover letters sent to real companies. His first novel, a "genderqueer adventure story" called "Lockpick Pornography", was serialized prior to publication in book form by Loose Teeth Press. As of September 8, 2008, the book is available for free download in its entirety from the [http://www.lockpickbook.net Lockpick Pornography website] . Comeau is also a writer of short fiction for various magazines, and several of his short stories appear in "It's Too Late To Say I'm Sorry", his third publication.

Comeau currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. He has a degree in linguistics. Openly bisexual, Comeau has stated that he hates the word "bisexual", explaining "It's not descriptive or useful. It always gives me images of people with bad goatees who wear capes and stuff. I'm just queer." [citeweb|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?SessionId=c4785798-9984-4452-a418-a6bab30286af&AFF_TYPE=3&STORY_ID=1464&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2|title=In Print: Joey Comeau|date=March 16, 2006|publisher=Xtra!] According to his livejournal, Joey Comeau is working on a new book for ECW Press, a novel based on Overqualified.

Bibliography

* "Lockpick Pornography" (Loose Teeth, 2005)
* "Truth and Beauty Bombs" (Loose Teeth, 2006)
* "It's Too Late To Say I'm Sorry" (Loose Teeth, 2007)
* "Overqualified" (ECW, 2009)

References

External links

* [http://www.asofterworld.com/ A Softer World] An online photo comic, created with Emily Horne.
* [http://www.asofterworld.com/stories.html Short Stories] Some of Comeau's short fiction.
* [http://www.lockpickbook.net Lockpick Pornography] Full version of "Lockpick Pornography".
* [http://untoward.livejournal.com/ Retaliatory Vandalism] Comeau's blog.