Barry Webster has written for publications including The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, and Fiddlehead. His fiction has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award, the CBC-Quebec Prize and the QWF’s Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. His first book won the ReLit Award in 2006. He conducts classes in short fiction, the novel, and creative non-fiction. The content of his class visits varies depending on the demands of students and teachers. He can lead students through guided exercises designed to stimulate creativity, conduct a more traditional writing workshop, or do a reading plus question/answer session. He currently teaches at Marianopolis College.
WEBSITE: barrywebster.ca