Warren Dunford (born 1963) is a Canadian writer, who published three comedic mystery novels in the 1990s and 2000s.[1] All three novels centred on Mitchell Draper, a gay aspiring screenwriter and amateur detective plunged into unusual criminal investigations in the film industries of both Toronto and Hollywood.[1]
Warren Dunford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation | novelist, advertising copywriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Period | 1990s-2000s |
| Notable works | Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, Making a Killing, The Scene Stealer |
A graduate of Ryerson University in radio and television arts, Dunford initially worked as an advertising copywriter[2] and wrote an unproduced screenplay.[3] His first short story, "Moment's Glory", was published in the Toronto Star in 1987.[2]
His first novel, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, was published in 1998.[4] The novel was rejected by 100 different publishing companies before being accepted by Riverbank Press.[3]
His second novel, Making a Killing, followed in 2001 and garnered a Lambda Literary Award nomination in the Gay Mystery category at the 14th Lambda Literary Awards in 2002.[5] His third novel, The Scene Stealer, followed in 2005.[3]
He has also been a television writer for the series Canadian Case Files, and has published short stories in Taddle Creek, This Magazine, and the anthologies Upon a Midnight Clear, Quickies II and Queer Fear II.
References
edit- ^ a b Judith A. Markowitz, The Gay Detective Novel: Lesbian and Gay Main Characters and Themes in Mystery Fiction. McFarland & Company, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-1957-9. pp. 167-168.
- ^ a b "Moment's Glory". Toronto Star, July 29, 1987.
- ^ a b c "CanLit's latest hero: Toronto". The Globe and Mail, April 30, 2005.
- ^ "Commercial literature - in Canada? : This sardonic novel continues the new trend toward polished, popular fiction". Vancouver Sun, July 4, 1998.
- ^ "Lambda Literary finalists announced". The Advocate, February 7, 2002.