Colin Thomas is a

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writer from

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. He is known as a longtime theatre critic for ''

The Georgia Straight ''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, ...

'', an alt-weekly, serving 30 years until 2016. In addition, Thomas has written original plays for young audiences that explore contemporary issues. He has won three

Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award was a Canadian literary award given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company, and having performances in the Toronto area. The prize had a monetary value of $25,000, and wa ...

s in the youth theatre division for his works: ''One Thousand Cranes'' in 1985, ''Two Weeks Twice a Year'' in 1991, and ''Flesh and Blood'' in 1992. In 1992, ''Flesh and Blood'' was included in ''Making Out'', the first anthology of Canadian plays by

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

writers. Also in the collection were works by

David Demchuk David Demchuk is a Canadian playwright and novelist,"Demchuk, David"
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Sky Gilbert Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre at York University in Toronto, Ontario, and at the University of Toronto, before be ...

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom ''Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, Nov ...

Harry Rintoul Harry Rintoul (December 9, 1956 - January 14, 2002) was a Canadian playwright and theatre director. He was best known for his 1990 play ''Brave Hearts'', which was noted as one of the first significant gay-themed plays in Canadian theatre history t ...

and

Ken Garnhum Ken Garnhum is a Canadian playwright, performance artist and theatrical designer."Surrounded by Water: Will Garnhum walk on water this time?". ''Toronto Star'', January 4, 1991. He is most noted for his performance piece ''Beuys, Buoys, Boys'', whi ...

."Book symbolizes gays' advances". ''

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'', June 4, 1992.

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