- Wayne Johnston (author)
Wayne Johnston (born 1958 in Goulds, Newfoundland) is a Canadian novelist.
His fiction deals primarily with the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador , often in a historical setting.Johnston graduated from
Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978 with a degree inEnglish literature . He then worked for three years as a newspaper reporter with the "St. John's Daily News ". In 1981, he moved toOttawa , and pursued writing full-time. His novel "The Divine Ryans" won the 1991Thomas Head Raddall Award .Johnston's breakthrough novel, 1998's "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams", was acclaimed for its historical portrayal of legendary Newfoundland politician
Joey Smallwood . This novel was chosen for the 2003 edition ofCBC Radio 's "Canada Reads " competition, where it was championed by educatorJustin Trudeau .He now lives in
Toronto, Ontario part time, and holds a tenured professorship atHollins University inRoanoke, Virginia .Bibliography
* "
The Story of Bobby O'Malley " (1985)
* "The Time of Their Lives" (1987)
* "The Divine Ryans " (1990)
* "Human Amusements " (1994)
* "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams " (1998) (shortlisted for theGiller Prize )
* "Baltimore's Mansion " (1999)
* "The Navigator of New York " (2002) (shortlisted for theGiller Prize )
* "The Custodian of Paradise " (2006) (longlisted for theGiller Prize )External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009831 Wayne Johnston's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20061106a.html Interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA, November 2006]
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