Novelists

C.P. Boyko (Blackouts, 2009) has been nominated for the Journey Prize and published in The Walrus, PRISM International, and The New Quarterly. Psychology and Other Stories, his second collection, was shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2013. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Boyko received degrees in English and Psychology from the University of Calgary. He lives in Victoria.

• Malcolm Gawfler in "The Word 'Genius'"June Cottan in "Sympathetic"Patrick Gurchase in "Paddy Gercheszky"Laurel Peggery and Lionel Pugg in "The Door in the Wall"Lance Chitdin and Maury Mastersonin "The Hunting Party"Katherine Sutledge in "The Language Barrier"Madison Sprague and Terence Loach in "The Undergoing"Christin Shane, Clint Lewes, Max Ür, Ilse Mienemin, Buchanan Dewan, Tiffany Pram, Guntur Kunthi Kesukaan, Lun Li Tseng, Hiroki Yomo, Ndatti Mbalu, Blanquita Reverberone de Calle,Konstantina Kurgev, István Bakic, and Brownhoffer in "The Prize Jury"

"Uproarious ... Boyko's ensemble of absurd, inexhaustible narcissists comes uncomfortably near to reality."--The Wall Street Journal "These stories are funny and sardonic, satirical, well-written, and keen ... [Boyko's] characters are larger-than-life, very funny, but more authentic than they first seem ... we'll enjoy laughing at them, and laugh at ourselves at the same time."--The San Francisco Book Review "Few writers in this country have a better poker face than C.P. Boyko ... vivid and wickedly funny."--The Globe & Mail "Laughter is Boyko's preferred method in Novelists: He examines the pomposity and naked insecurities of his titular breed through humour, much of it painfully ironic. And Boyko's humour is inseparable from pain ... a highly amusing riposte to the culture of literary awards, eviscerating the petty politicking, log-rolling and absurdity that can result from jockeying for recognition."--The National Post "Mirthful, sly and intermittently caustic."--The Vancouver Sun "Rich, funny ... widely admired."--The Georgia Straight