Paul Quarrington

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Paul Quarrington was a novelist, playwright, musician and filmmaker. In 2009, Quarrington received the Matt Cohen Prize from the Writers' Trust of Canada for his contribution to Canadian literature. He died in 2010.

His novel Whale Music won the 1989 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. He also authored the bookKing Leary,which was awardedthe 1988 Leacock Medal for Humour and Canada Reads 2008 championed by Dave Bidini. Quarrington's novel Galveston, published in 2004, was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He is also the author of novels Home Game, Life of Hope and non-fiction book The Boy on the Back of the Turtle, among others.

Books by Paul Quarrington

Interviews

Paul Quarrington discusses reclusion in 1990 and writing Whale Music

34 years ago

Duration 6:11

Novelist Paul Quarrington explains how reclusion became the driving force for his award-winning novel 'Whale Music'. Aired on CBC's Midday on April 19, 1990.

Archives13:21David Adams Richards and Paul Quarrington

Two great Canadian writers are on stage at Toronto Harbourfront's Festival of Authors.

Archives15:56King Leary's author and advocate savour victory

Author Paul Quarrington and booster Dave Bidini discuss the 2008 Canada Reads win for King Leary.