Greg Kearney is a Canadian writer. He was a humour columnist for ''

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'' from 1999 to 2005, and published his debut short story collection ''Mommy Daddy Baby'' in 2004. Born in

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,"Crazy wisdom"
. ''

'', November 10, 2004. he is based in

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, where he studied theatre at

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. He was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2009, and his second short story collection ''Pretty'', published in 2011, won a

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in the short fiction category in 2012. His first novel, ''The Desperates'', was published by

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in 2013. He has also written several short plays for

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' annual Rhubarb Festival and

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, including ''Fruits and Crosses'', ''Margot and the Great Big Plate'', ''The Cry Sisters'', ''The Betty Dean Fanzine'', ''(555) 555 5555'' and ''Cancun''. ''Cancun'' appears in the

Sky Gilbert Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre at York University in Toronto, Ontario, and at the University of Toronto, before b ...

-edited anthology ''Perfectly Abnormal: Seven Gay Plays'', published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2006, alongside plays by

Harry Rintoul Harry Rintoul (December 9, 1956 - January 14, 2002) was a Canadian playwright and theatre director. He was best known for his 1990 play ''Brave Hearts'', which was noted as one of the first significant gay-themed plays in Canadian theatre history ...

, Shawn Postoff, Christian Lloyd, Greg MacArthur, Ken Brand and Michael Achtman. His 2024 novel ''An Evening with Birdy O'Day'' was a shortlisted finalist for the 2025 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.Cassandra Drudi
"Three books shortlisted for 2025 Leacock Medal"
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'', May 20, 2025.

Works

*''Mommy Daddy Baby'' (2004, ) *''Pretty'' (2011, ) *''The Desperate'' (2013, ) *''An Evening with Birdy O'Day'' (2024, )

References

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