John Gould is a Canadian short story writer from Victoria, British Columbia.Adrian Chamberlain, "John Gould, short and sweet". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 2, 2003. He is most noted for his 2003 book Kilter: 55 Fictions, published by Turnstone Press, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.Judy Stoffman, "Giller may have repeat winner; Atwood, Vassanji shortlisted again: Some noteworthy novels excluded". Toronto Star, October 3, 2003.
Gould's first book, The Kingdom of Heaven: 88 Palm-of-the-Hand Stories, was published in 1996.Ron Joiner, "Book bus tour bags books by the bag-full". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 12, 1997.
CBC Books listed Gould's 2020 collection of short stories, The End of Me, on its list of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020. The book was shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction."38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.
Gould currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria."UVic Writing student wins top honours". Saanich News, May 15, 2011. He is also a member of the fiction editorial board at The Malahat Review.
He is the nephew of journalist Robert Fulford.
References
External links University of Victoria - School of Writing Profile