Tamas Dobozy is a Canadian writer and professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Early life

Dobozy was born in the city of

Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada.Harper Collins Authors - Tamas Dobozy
/ref> Between the ages of 3 and 18 he lived in

Powell River, British Columbia Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, which is part of the larger Georgia Strait between Vancouver Island and the ...

, and subsequently in Victoria, Montreal, Budapest, Vancouver, Toronto, and St. John's. He received his BA/BFA in English/Creative Writing from The University of Victoria, his MA in English from Concordia University, and his Ph.D. in English from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

Career

Dobozy taught at

Memorial University Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

and currently teaches in the Department of English and Film Studies at

Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

Awards and honors

*1995 ''sub-Terrain'' Short Fiction Contest Winner for "Like A Salmon Getting Me Down" *2003

Danuta Gleed Award The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian national literary prize, awarded since 1998. It recognizes the best debut short fiction collection by a Canadian author in English language. The annual prize was founded by John Gleed in honour of his ...

shortlist for ''When X Equals Marylou'' *2011

O Henry Award The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American short-story writer O. Henry. The ''PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories'' is an annual collection of the year's twenty best ...

for "The Restoration of the Villa Where Tíbor Kálmán Once Lived" *2012
Camera Obscura
' Editors' Award for Outstanding Fiction for "The Selected Mugshots of Famous Hungarian Assassins" *2012

Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers. A ...

winner for ''Siege 13'' *2012

Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

shortlist for ''Siege 13'' *2013

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award __NOTOC__ The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award—named in honour of Frank O'Connor, who devoted much of his work to the form—was an international literary award presented for the best short story collection. It was presented bet ...

shortlist for ''Siege 13'' *201
National Magazine Awards
Gold Medal for Fiction for "Krasnagorsk-2" published i
''The New Quarterly''

Bibliography

''When X Equals Marylou''
(Arsenal Pulp, 2002)
''Last Notes and Other Stories''
(HarperCollins Canada/Arcade, 2005)
''Siege 13: Stories''
(Thomas Allen/Milkweed, 2012)
''5 Mishaps''
(School Gallery, 2021)
''Ghost Geographies: Fictions''
(New Star Books, 2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dobozy, Tamas Canadian male short story writers Writers from British Columbia People from Nanaimo Living people 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people)