Paul Glennon is a

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writer. He was a shortlisted nominee for the

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in 2001 for his short story collection ''How Did You Sleep?'', and for the

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fantasy novels. He won a

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in 2011 for ''Bookweirder'', the second book in the trilogy. Glennon is based in

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, and has worked in the city's

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industry."Tech worker makes list for literary award". ''

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'', October 17, 2006.

Works

*''How Did You Sleep?'' (2000, ) *''The Dodecahedron, or A Frame for Frames'' (2005, ) *''Bookweird'' (2008, ) *''Bookweirder'' (2010, ) *''Bookweirdest'' (2012, )

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Paul Glennon
Canadian male novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian male short story writers Canadian fantasy writers Canadian writers of young adult literature Writers from Ottawa Living people 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-writer-stub