R. W. Gray
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Born | Robert Gray Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
Occupation | novelist, poet, short story writer, film critic, screenwriter |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Victoria (B.A.) University of Manitoba (M.A.) University of Alberta (Ph.D.) |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | Crisp, Entropic |
Robert (R. W.) Gray is a Canadian writer, filmmaker and academic.
Originally from Prince Rupert, British Columbia,[1] he was educated at the University of Victoria, the University of Manitoba and the University of Alberta. He taught screenwriting at the Vancouver Film School in the early 2000s,[2] and published two serialized novels, Tide Pool Sketches (2001) and Waterboys (2004), in Xtra! West during this era.[2]
His debut short story collection Crisp was published in 2010,[3] and was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2011.[4]
His second short story collection, Entropic, followed in 2015,
As a screenwriter, he has written six short films, of which he directed two. He has also produced several short films for other directors.
He is currently based in Fredericton, New Brunswick,[1] where he teaches in the film studies department at the University of New Brunswick and is an organizer of the annual Fredericton 48-Hour Film Competition.[7] He is also a senior editor and film critic for the web magazine Numéro Cinq, and the head of the Pink Lobster Film Festival.[8]
Bibliography
- Tide Pool Sketches (2001)
- Waterboys (2004)
- Crisp (2010)
- Entropic (2015)
Filmography
- Tableware (2007)
- Alice & Huck (2008)
- Blink (2014)
- Objects Are Closer (2012)
- The Wall (2013)
- Zack & Luc (2014)
References
- ^ a b c Brett Josef Grubisic, "Short story collection takes several dreamlike turns". Vancouver Sun, May 30, 2015.
- ^ Daily Xtra, February 18, 2004.
- ^ "Short but not so sweet: R. W. Gray shuns the lyrical, yet can loft his prose assuredly to the poetic". The Globe and Mail, April 17, 2010.
- Canadian Press, May 2, 2011.
- ^ ""2016 East Coast Literary Awards Announced."". Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ISBN 1551522179.
- ^ "N.B. filmmakers put their creativity to the test". Telegraph-Journal, February 22, 2011.
- ^ Jordan Gill, "Pink Lobster showcases LGBT filmmakers". CBC News New Brunswick, March 18, 2023.
External links
- R. W. Gray at IMDb
- Robert Gray faculty profile at the University of New Brunswick