Stephen Guppy
Stephen Guppy is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his short story "Downwind", which was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize in 1998, and his poetry collection Understanding Heaven, which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2002.
A graduate of the University of Victoria, he was a longtime professor of creative writing and journalism at Vancouver Island University until his retirement.
Works
Poetry
- Ghostcatcher
- Blind Date with the Angel: The Diane Arbus Poems
- ''Understanding Heaven''
Short story collections
- Another Sad Day at the Edge of the Empire
- ''The Work of Mercy''
Novels
- The Fire Thief
- ''Like I Care''
Non-fiction
- ''Writing and Workshopping Poetry: A Constructive Introduction''