Mark Sinnett is a Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer.[1] Originally from England, Sinnett moved to Canada as a teenager in 1980.[1] He won the Gerald Lampert Award in 1998 for his poetry collection The Landing,[2] and the Toronto Book Award in 2010 for his novel The Carnivore.[3] He was a shortlisted finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel in 2005 for his novel The Border Guards.
Mark Sinnett | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable works | The Landing, The Border Guards, The Carnivore |
He is currently based in Kingston, Ontario, where he also works as a real estate agent.[1]
Works
editPoetry
edit- The Landing (1997, ISBN 978-0886293246)
- Some Late Adventure of the Feelings (2000, ISBN 978-1-55022-410-8)
Fiction
edit- Bull (1998, ISBN 978-1895837278)
- The Border Guards (2004, ISBN 978-0002005043)
- The Carnivore (2009, ISBN 978-1-55022-898-4)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ten Questions with Mark Sinnett" Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, January 5, 2010.
- ^ Gerald Lampert Award Archived December 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. League of Canadian Poets.
- ^ "Toronto’s book of the year is Mark Sinnett’s The Carnivore" Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Life, October 15, 2010.
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