Gil Adamson is the author of two books of poetry (Primitive, Coach House Press and Ashland, ECW Press) as well as a book of linked short stories (Help Me, Jacques Cousteau, The Porcupine's Quill/House of Anansi). Her first novel, The Outlander (House of Anansi), has been nominated for the Commonwealth Prize, the Dublin IMPAC, and the Trillium, and has won the Drummer General's award, the Dashiell Hammett award, the ReLit and the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. It was also one of five books chosen for Canada Reads 2009. Adamson lives with fellow writer Kevin Connolly in Toronto.

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