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Michael Bryan Kerr

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From an early age, Michael Bryan Kerr imagined himself as a writer. He has been a member of the Shoreline Writers’ Society for many years, during which time he has experimented with various forms and styles, and played with the novel form. A number of his stories have been published in chapbook anthologies.

While studying at UBC’s School of Library and Information Science, a chance assignment in a children’s storytelling class led to an early version of the title story of The Nervous Prince and other Stories. It was a finalist in the North Shore Writers’ Association 2015 short fiction contest; the remaining stories of the collection just happened along, wanting to be part of the fun.

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