John Stiles was born and raised in the

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, Canada. He is the author of the poetry collections ''Scouts are Cancelled'' and ''Creamsicle Stick Shivs'', as well as the novels ''The Insolent Boy'' and ''Taking the Stairs''. Featured on CBC's 'Q', Much Music, and TVO's 'Imprint', Stiles has also written for The Globe and Mail and The Literary Review of Canada. A documentary about Stiles and his poems in ''Scouts are Cancelled'' was festival pick in the

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festival in Toronto 2007 and won best Canadian documentary award in The

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in September 2007."B-Side: Scouts Are Cancelled Stiles lives with his wife in

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, England.

Poetry

*''Creamsicle Stick Shivs'', (

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, 2006) *''Scouts are Cancelled'', (Insomniac Press, 2002)

Novels

*''Taking the Stairs'', (Nightwood Editions, 2008) *''The Insolent Boy'', (Insomniac Press, 2001)

Anthologies

*''Poet's Quest for God: 21st Century poems of faith doubt and wonder'' (Eyewear, UK, 2016) *''Outside Voices 2008 Anthology of Younger Poets'' (Outside Voices, 2008) *''Babylon Burning: 9/11 Five Years On (nthposition UK, 2006) *''New American Writing'' (Oink! Press, USA, 2005) *''Doom, Desire and Vice'', (Wingate Press, CANADA, 2005) *''The I.V. Lounge Reader'', (Insomniac Press, CANADA, 2001)

Film

Scouts are Cancelled

References

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External links

Insomniac PressNightwood Editions
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