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Devon Code

Brief Biography

Devon Code is originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. His fiction has appeared internationally in periodicals and anthologies. In a Mist, his short fiction collection, was selected by the Globe and Mail as a notable debut of 2008. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Writers' Trust of Canada / McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. His reviews of literary fiction have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the National Post, Quill & Quire and Canadian Notes & Queries. He lives in Toronto.

Selected List of Publications
  • In a Mist. Invisible Publishing, 2007. ISBN 9780978218539.
Selected Press
  • "At its best, Devon Code's writing utterly obscures itself: author invisible, art luminous." - Jim Bartley, The Globe and Mail
  • "Each of Code's condensed and complete worlds pivots on a fulcrum of male fixations, delving equally into desire and regret. He manages the balance deftly, revealing individuals and their stories through a remarkable skill for finding those strange quirks of perception routinely hidden between the mundane worlds of neighbours, jobs and acquaintances. - Bruce Johnson, Atlantic Books Today
  • "The now Toronto-based writer's debut collection of short stories would fit nicely beside John Updike or Raymond Carver. In fact, Code's paired-down stories are reminiscent of 1970s American "dirty realism." While reading these meticulously constructed and intelligent stories, I also kept thinking about classic American cinema: where whiskey is kept in bedside tables, bartenders are confidents and men with names like Morty and Lloyd rule. - Sue Carter Flinn, Halifax's The Coast
  • "In a Mist is a solid debut, intelligent and meticulously constructed [...] Horrific and humorous, short but rich, the book is all that jazz." - Jane Thompson, Calgary's Fast Forward Weekly
  • "In these deft and engaging stories Devon Code explores the subliminal forces that shape people's lives and reminds us how deeply mysterious the ordinary world is." - John Steffler, Author of The Afterlife of George Cartwright and Helix.
Awards
"Uncle Oscar," winner of the 2010 Writers' Trust of Canada / McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.

In A Mist, long-listed for the 2008 ReLit Awards.
"The Bear's Den," finalist for the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize.
"The White Knight," third place in the Aeon Short Story Competition.