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Greg Kearney is a Canadian writer. Formerly a humour columnist for Xtra! magazine from 1999 to 2005, he published his debut short story collection, Mommy Daddy Baby in 2004.

Originally from Kenora, Ontario, Kearney is currently based in Toronto, where he studied theatre at York University. He was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2009.

Kearney’s second short story collection, Pretty, published in 2011, won a ReLit Award in the short fiction category in 2012. His first novel, The Desperates, was published by Cormorant Books in 2013 and was a Lambda and ReLit finalist.

He is currently at work on his second novel, Maynard Keener.

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The Desperates

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Pretty: Stories

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