Wes Funk
| Wes Funk | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1969 Mayfair, Saskatchewan |
| Died | (aged 46) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | writer, broadcaster |
| Genre | fiction, memoirs |
| Notable works | Dead Rock Stars, Cherry Blossoms |
| Website | |
| www |
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Wes Funk (February 18, 1969 – October 9, 2015) was a Canadian writer. Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,[1] he published several novels and a chapbook of poetry and short stories, and hosted a weekly television series, Lit Happens, on Shaw TV's services in Saskatchewan.[2]
Funk, who was gay,[2] was raised in a Mennonite household in rural Mayfair, Saskatchewan.[3] He had a twin sister, who died in childhood.[4]
Funk published his debut novel, Dead Rock Stars, in 2008.[3] Initially self-published,[5] the book later gained national distribution.[3] The novel was republished in audiobook form in 2013,[6] and a new illustrated edition was published in 2015.[7]
In 2012, Funk pulled his book Cherry Blossoms off of bookstore shelves after the publisher inadvertently printed an early draft instead of the final version.[8] The corrected edition was rereleased several weeks later. The book won a Bookie Award from CBC Books in 2013.[9]
In 2014, Funk published the memoir Wes Side Story.[9] In addition to his writing and broadcasting, Funk also worked in social services.[10]
Funk died on October 9, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta.[11] He was 46 years old.[12] At the time of his death, his short story "Rescuing Lancelot" had just been published in the literary magazine Jonathan, and his latest novel Frostbite was slated for publication in 2016.
Works
- Humble Beginnings
- Dead Rock Stars (2008)
- Baggage (2010)
- Cherry Blossoms (2012)
- Wes Side Story: a Memoir (2014)
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Local writers are going DYI". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "'There was no real fakeness to him' Sask. literary community mourns loss of local author". CKOM, October 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Rock star fascination turned into book". Regina Leader-Post, March 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Regina pair turning written word into audiobooks". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Storytellers, local poet featured at B.C. retreat". Winnipeg Free Press, February 28, 2015.
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Saskatoon novelist tackles autobiography in Wes Side Story". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Record shop connects author to vinyl culture". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 18, 2013.
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- Canadian television hosts
- Canadian memoirists
- Writers from Saskatoon
- LGBT writers from Canada
- Gay writers
- Canadian Mennonites
- Canadian male short story writers
- LGBT broadcasters
- LGBT novelists
- LGBT memoirists
- LGBT poets
- Chapbook writers
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- 1969 births
- 2015 deaths
- Male poets
