Mark Sinnett is a Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer."Ten Questions with Mark Sinnett"
. ''Open Book Toronto'', January 5, 2010. Originally from England, Sinnett moved to Canada as a teenager in 1980. He won the

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in 1998 for his poetry collection ''The Landing'', and the

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in 2010 for his novel ''The Carnivore''."Toronto’s book of the year is Mark Sinnett’s The Carnivore"
. ''

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'', October 15, 2010. He was a shortlisted finalist for the

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for Best First Novel in 2005 for his novel ''The Border Guards''. He is currently based in

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, where he also works as a

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Works

Poetry

*''The Landing'' (1997, ) *''Some Late Adventure of the Feelings'' (2000, )

Fiction

*''Bull'' (1998, ) *''The Border Guards'' (2004, ) *''The Carnivore'' (2009, )

References

External links

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