Gregor Robinson (born November 22, 1946) is a Canadian

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and

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. He is a former

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. He served as Vice-President, Policy & Economic Analysis, for the Ontario Energy Association from 2006 to 2011. Robinson completed his B.A. in Economics at the

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in 1969 before graduating from

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(LSE) with a Masters in Economics in 1971. He has had his novels and short stories published by

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(Hotel Paradiso, 2000),

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(Providence Island, 2011), Beach Holme Publishing (1997 The Dream King). Robinson's plays were performed at

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in 2006 (Sweet Jane & Free, Has a Weapon), which were directed by Colleen Williams and Alex Fallis and in 2009 (Bad Skater, Good Hands) with

Sean McCann (actor) William Leonard Sean McCann (September 24, 1935 – June 13, 2019) was a Canadian actor and was in the business for over 55 years. He was best known for his roles as Lt. Jim Hogan in the 1985 CTV television drama series '' Night Heat'' (1985–1 ...

He was nominated for the

Journey Prize The Journey Prize (officially called The Writers' Trust of Canada McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize) is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by McClelland and Stewart and the Writers' Trust of Canada for the best short stories published b ...

three times, runner-up once, with a story in the Journey Prize Anthology (1997),

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three times, winner once (honourable mention), runner-up once, nominated for best first mystery story

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in the USA and Ellie Awards in Canada.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Gregor M. Canadian economists 1946 births Living people 20th-century Canadian short story writers University of Toronto alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Trinity College (Canada) alumni 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian short story writers Canadian male novelists 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights