Paul Zann

Paul is a versatile author - adult novel: A Real Son of a 'Vitch; children's books: The Aussie Six in Canada, The Aussie Six in Australia, The Aussie Six in Spain, and The Weirdest Class; satirical essays: You've Gotta be Kidding!; plays: Strike! and The Parasites; poetry book: Crouching at the Keyhole;   numerous poems and stories in Canadian, U.S., Australian, and Spanish journals.

Awards

Second Place, Sonnet, 1987 Canadian Authors' Association Annual Poetry Competition

Honourable Mention, Poetry, 1987 Canadian Authors' Association Annual Poetry Competition

Second Place, Adult Poetry category, 1980 Atlantic Writing Competition WFNS

Second Place, Children's Verse category, 1979 Atlantic Writing Competition

Second Place, Short Story Collection category, 1977 Atlantic Writing Competition

Best-in-Issue poem prize from The Summerfield Journal Georgia, U.S.

Selected List of Publications

Crouching at the Keyhole. Borealis Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-88887-331-6

The Aussie Six in Australia. Borealis Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88887-223-2.

Sequel to Paul Zann's best selling children's novel, The Aussie Six in Canada.

The Aussie Six in Canada. Ottawa's Borealis Press, 2003. ISBN 0-99997-228-3. Children's novel in which Australian animals visit Canada.

A Real Son of a 'Vitch. St. John's, Creative Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-920021-73-5.
     Nominated for the Leacock Award for Humour.
     "Many genuinely funny moments ... light reading at its best" Newfoundland Herald.

The Weirdest Class. Illustrated by Jenni Lunn Blackmore. Bedford, Pegasus Press, 1988. ISBN 0-9692552-1-7.

You've Gotta Be Kidding! Peterborough, Clock House Press, 1975.
     Nominated for the Leacock Award for Humour.

The Parasites. Winnipeg, Manitoba, International Readers' Theatre; staged-workshop production by Lace Productions (New York).

Strike! Printed by Nova Scotia Dramatists' Co-op. Produced by Cobequid Theatre in Truro.

You can send mail to Paul Zann
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