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Steven Heighton (born August 14, 1961)〔(Steven Heighton ) at The Canadian Encyclopedia.〕 is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. He is the author of ten books, including two short story collections, three novels and five poetry collections.〔(Steven Heighton ), ''Canadian Poetry Online''.〕 His most recent novel, ''Every Lost Country'', was published in 2010. ==Life and work== Heighton was born in Toronto, Ontario, and earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at Queen's University.〔 Heighton's most recent books are the novel ''Every Lost Country'' (May 2010) and the poetry collection ''Patient Frame'' (April 2010). Heighton is also the author of the novel ''Afterlands'' (2006),which appeared in six countries.〔 The book has recently been optioned for film. Heighton's debut novel, ''The Shadow Boxer'' (2001), a story about a young poet-boxer and his struggles growing up, also appeared in five countries. His work has been translated into ten languages and widely anthologised.〔 His books have been nominated for the Governor General’s Award, the Trillium Award, the Journey Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and Britain’s W.H. Smith Award (best book of the year).〔 He has received the Gerald Lampert Award, gold medals for fiction and for poetry in the National Magazine Awards, the Air Canada Award, and the 2002 Petra Kenney Prize. ''Flight Paths of the Emperor'' has been listed at Amazon.ca as one of the ten best Canadian short story collections.〔 Heighton has been the writer-in-residence at McArthur College, Queen's University, the University of Ottawa, and the Royal Military College of Canada. He has also participated in several workshops including the Summer Literary Seminars, poetry workshop, in Saint Petersburg, Russia (2007), and the Writing with Style short fiction workshop, in Banff, Alberta (2007). Heighton currently lives in Kingston, Ontario with his family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Heighton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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