Wayne Johnston

Kevin Flynn (University of Saskatchewan)

Ed. by Wendy Roy, University of Saskatchewan
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

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Born 22 May 1958
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Wayne Johnston was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1958 and was raised in Goulds, on the Avalon Peninsula, from the age of one. He received his B.A. from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978, and his M.A. from the University of New Brunswick in 1984. Between 1978 and 1981, he worked as a reporter for the

Daily Times

in St. John's. He now resides in Toronto and is the author of six novels. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards, among which the

Books in Canada

First Novel Award for

The Story of Bobby O'Malley

and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for

The Divine Ryans

and

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

. His most recent novel,

The Navigator of New York

, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award. His memoir of his father,

Baltimore's

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Citation: Flynn, Kevin. "Wayne Johnston". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 September 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11729, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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