Tony Burgess

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Tony Burgess writes long and short fiction and screenplays. He was recently nominated for a Genie for his screen adaptation of his second book, Pontypool Changes Everything. The film, Pontypool, was directed by Bruce McDonald. He is also the author of People Live Still In Cashtown Corners, Ravenna Gets, The Hellmouths of Bewdley, and Fiction for Lovers, among others. Idaho Winter,a YA novel, is his most recent book. Tony lives in Stayner, Ontario, with his wife, Rachel, and their two children, Griffin and Camille. -- Adopt this Author

Books

Idaho Winter

In Idaho Winter, the young title character is tormented by all who know him. When Idaho discovers that his miserable life is the creation of a cruel writer, he locks the author in a closet and takes control of the narrative. When the author emerges from the closet, he finds his story completely unrecognizable. Phantoms and monsters, beasts from the boy’s angry thoughts now dominate the streets. So the author sets out with a number of secondary characters to cure the novel, to bring its mind and heart together. ECW Press - $16.95 – Fiction