Patrick Warner is an Irish-Canadian author residing in

St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans and is the easternmost city in North Amer ...

. He writes both

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

s and

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

. Warner has won several awards for his works, including the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award, the Newfoundland Book Award, the

Percy Janes First Novel Award The Percy Janes First Novel Award is a Canadian literary award, presented through the provincial government's annual Arts and Letters Competition to an unpublished manuscript by a first-time novelist from Newfoundland and Labrador. The award is name ...

, and the Independent Publisher Regional Fiction Award.

Life

Warner emigrated from

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

, Ireland to Newfoundland in 1980. He attended the

Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, or MUN (), is a Public university, public research university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook ...

for his undergraduate degree, earning a Bachelor's in English and Anthropology. He received a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

. He works at the Queen Elizabeth II Library at the Memorial University of Newfoundland as a special collections librarian.

Works

* ''All Manner of Misunderstanding'' (2001) * ''There, There'' (2005) * ''Mole'' (2009) * ''Double Talk'' (2011) * ''Perfection'' (2012) *''One Hit Wonders'' (2015) * ''Octopus'' (2016) * ''My Camino'' (2019)

Awards

* 2002 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Capelin" * 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Tortoise at Toronto Zoo" * 2007 Newfoundland Book Award for ''There, There'' * 2011 Newfoundland Book Award for ''Mole'' * Percy Janes First Novel Award for ''Double Talk'' * 2012 Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction (Canada-East) for ''Double Talk'' * 2016 Gold Medal for Canada East Fiction for ''One Hit Wonders'' * 2017 Newfoundland Book Award for ''Octopus''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Patrick Living people Writers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Irish emigrants to Canada Year of birth missing (living people)