Steve Burrows is a Canadian mystery writer, journalist, and past recipient of a “Nature Writer of the Year” award from

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. His 2014 novel, ''A Siege of Bitterns'', received widespread critical acclaim upon its release and was named one of the top 100 books of 2014 by ''

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'' before going on to win the 2015

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for Best First Novel.

Background

Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Burrows moved to

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with his family following grammar school. After completing an English degree at

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, Burrows moved to Hong Kong where he served as editor of the '' Hong Kong Bird Watching Society magazine'' and contributing field editor for ''

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''. He currently lives in

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. In 2014, Burrows published his debut novel, ''A Siege of Bitterns''. The novel was well received upon its release, with Joan Barfoot of the ''

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'' praising the way it "tucks some ominous environmental alarms and information into its criminal investigations.". ''The Globe and Mail'' called the novel "a debut of a major new Canadian talent" and named it one of top 100 books of 2014. The novel won the 2015

for Best First Novel and was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.

Bibliography

* ''A Siege of Bitterns'' (2014) * ''A Pitying of Doves'' (2015) * ''A Cast of Falcons'' (2016) * ''A Shimmer of Hummingbirds'' (2017) * ''A Tiding of Magpies'' (2018) * ''A Dance of Cranes'' (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Steve Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian mystery writers Canadian male novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists York University alumni English emigrants to Canada People from Oshawa Writers from Ontario 21st-century Canadian male writers