Patrick Warner is an Irish-Canadian author residing in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1][2] He writes both novels and poetry. Warner has won several awards for his works, including the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award,[3][4] the Newfoundland Book Award,[5][6][7] the Percy Janes First Novel Award,[8] and the Independent Publisher Regional Fiction Award.[9][10][11][12]
Life
Warner emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland to Newfoundland in 1980.[13] He attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland 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.[2] He works at the Queen Elizabeth II Library at the Memorial University of Newfoundland as a special collections librarian.[14]
Works
Awards
- 2002 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Capelin"[2][3]
- 2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award for "Tortoise at Toronto Zoo"[2][4]
- 2007 Newfoundland Book Award for There, There[5][6]
- 2011 Newfoundland Book Award for Mole[5][6]
- Percy Janes First Novel Award for Double Talk[8]
- 2012 Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction (Canada-East) for Double Talk[9][10]
- 2016 Gold Medal for Canada East Fiction for One Hit Wonders[11][12]
- 2017 Newfoundland Book Award for Octopus[7]