Kent Stetson

Kent Stetson, C.M. is a writer who was born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was appointed to the Order Of Canada in July 2007. His tragedy in three acts for twelve men, "The Harps of God" received the 2001 Governor General's Award for English language drama, and the 2001 Canadian Author’s Association’s inaugural Carol Bolt Award.

"Harps" represented Canada in the 2002 Canada/France international translation exchange. His work as dramaturge and mentor have taken him to Provence, Bermuda, the National Theatre School of Canada, McGill University, and Concordia University.

His most recent publications include two articles in the Canadian Theatre Review (CTR 126, Autumn 2006), and an essay in McClelland and Stewards newly released "What is a Canadian?" Kent recently received the Prince Edward Island Arts Council’s award for his Distinguished Contribution to Prince Edward Island Literature. He continues work on his commissioned ‘first contact’ novel, "New Arcadia", which explores Pre-Columbian Maritime Canada in the year 1398.

Kent returned to France this fall for the opening of "Horse High, Bull Strong, Pig Tight" in translation ("Trop haut pour le cheval," texte Isabelle Famchon) at Théâtre Ephéméride in Normandy. "Trop haut pour le cheval" tours France this winter, and will tour Franco-Canadian and Québécois theatres in autumn 2008. A complete biography is available at his website, http://www.MasterPlayWorks.com

The Governor General's Literary Award for English Drama

Jury Citation: "In The Harps of God, Kent Stetson creates a new theatrical language -- both authentic to the Newfoundland idiom and as powerful and economic as poetry. An epic tragedy in three acts, the play explores faith and meaning and pays tribute to the survival of a people and a nation. With this masterful work, Kent Stetson has raised the bar to a new level in Canadian playwrighting."fact|date=July 2008