Ian McGillis


Ian McGillis is a Canadian writer and journalist. He regularly contributes to the Montreal Gazette and previously co-edited the Montreal Review of Books. His works have been shortlisted three times for Quebec Writers' Federation Awards.

Biography

McGillis was born March 27, 1962, in Hull, Quebec. He "grew up in Edmonton, and now lives in Montreal."
McGillis regularly contributes to the Montreal Gazette, as well as other news outlets. Together with Margaret Goldik, he used to co-edit the Montreal Review of Books. His novel A Tourist's Guide to Glengarry concerns a boy's recollections of his last day in the neighborhood of Glengarry, Edmonton before moving away.

Awards and honours

In 2004, McGillis and Margaret Goldik received the Judy Mappin Community Award from the Quebec Writers' Federation "for the professionalism and judgment they brought to their work as co-editors of the Montreal Review of Books."
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2003McAuslan First Book PrizeShortlist
2003Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for FictionShortlist
2003Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourShortlist
2012"William and Robbie"carte blanche PrizeThird place

Publications

Tourist's Guide to Glengarry
  • ''Higher Ground: One Person's Lifelong Relationship with Soul, Reggae and Rap''