Corey Redekop is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his 2012 novel ''Husk'', which was a finalist for the

ReLit Award The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories."Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 19, 2007. Founded in 2000 by Newfoundla ...

for Fiction in 2013. Redekop was born and raised in

Thompson, Manitoba Thompson (population 13,678) is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba and is situated along the Burntwood River, north of Winnipeg. Originally founded in 1956 as a mining town, it now primarily serves as the "Hub of the North", p ...

and lived in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

before relocating to

Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

. His debut novel ''Shelf Monkey'' was published in 2007."2007: The Best of the Year"
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'', January 28, 2008. His short stories have also appeared in the anthologies ''Licence Expired: The Unauthorized James Bond'', ''The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir'', ''The Bestiary'', ''Superhero Universe'' and ''Those Who Make Us: Creature, Myth, and Monster Stories''.

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