Wayne Johnston was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1958 and was raised in Goulds, on the Avalon Peninsula, from the age of one. He received his B.A. from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978, and his M.A. from the University of New Brunswick in 1984. Between 1978 and 1981, he worked as a reporter for the

in St. John's. He now resides in Toronto and is the author of six novels. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards, among which the

First Novel Award for

and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for

and

. His most recent novel,

, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award. His memoir of his father,

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