Lawrence O'Toole is a Canadian former journalist, best known as a film, dance and theatre critic for ''

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'' and ''

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'' in the 1970s and 1980s. After moving to

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in 1988, he was a contributor to ''

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'', ''

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'', '' GQ'' and ''

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'',"Between the Rock and a hard place". ''

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'', October 22, 1994. and volunteered for an

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. In 1994, he published ''Heart's Longing: Newfoundland, New York and the Distance Home'', a memoir of his experience growing up in

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, coming out as

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as an adult, and later returning to his hometown of

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for a visit. The book was an expansion of an article he had previously written for '' Saturday Night''. He also published at least one short story, "Goin' to Town with Katie Ann", which was featured in the 1990

Journey Prize The Journey Prize (officially called The Writers' Trust of Canada McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize) is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by McClelland and Stewart and the Writers' Trust of Canada for the best short story published by a ...

anthology."Readable journey through Canada's diverse short stories". ''

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'', September 1, 1990.

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