Damian Tarnopolsky is a Canadian writer from Toronto, Ontario.Robert J. Wiersema, "Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monster". Quill & Quire, August 2024.
Born and raised in England, Tarnopolsky moved to Canada at age 15 with his family."Exiled artist's story mirrors life of expat U. K. novelist; Goya's Dog also draws on true stories of WWII". Edmonton Journal, September 25, 2009. Educated at the University of Toronto and Oxford University, he published his debut short story collection, Lanzmann and Other Stories, in 2006,Jim Bartley, "New voice sings with panache". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2006. and received a ReLit Award nomination in 2007. His short stories have also been nominated for the Journey Prize, the CBC Literary Prize, and the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence.
Goya's Dog followed in 2009.Randy Boyagoda, "The unbearable lightness of being in Toronto". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 2009. It was a shortlisted finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2010."Ian Weir, Annabel Lyon among finalists for Amazon First Novel Award". National Post, March 5, 2010. It was also named to the initial shortlist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Canada-Caribbean, in 2010."Annabel Lyon, Anne Michaels make short list for Commonwealth Writers' Prize". Canadian Press, February 19, 2010.
In 2019, he won the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition for his stage play The Defence.Brittany Giliforte, "Annual writers' festival makes literature local". The Queen's Journal, September 24, 2019.
His most recent short story collection, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monster, was published in 2024.
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