M. T. Kelly
M. T. Kelly | |
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| Born | November 30, 1947 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | York University |
| Occupation(s) | novelist,poetandplaywright |
| Spouse | Lynn King |
Milton Terrence Kelly(born November 30, 1947) is aCanadiannovelist,poetandplaywright.
Born inToronto,Ontario,Kelly attendedParkdale Collegiate Institute,York Universityand theUniversity of Toronto.His first novel,I Do Remember The Fall(1977), was nominated for theBooks in Canada First Novel Award.This book was followed by two novels from Black Moss Press followed:The More Loving OneandThe Ruined Season.Kelly's third novelA Dream Like Mine(1987) won theGovernor General's Award for fictionand was made into the movieClearcut.A book of poetry,Country You Can't Walk In,won the first Toronto Arts Council Award. Two other novels with Stoddart followed,Out of the WhirlwindandSave Me Joe Louis,as well as a book of short stories,All that Wild Wounding.
Among other collections M.T. Kelly's work was included inThe Thinking Heart: Best Canadian Essays(1991) andThe Saturday Night Traveller.
His playThe Green Dolphinwas performed at Theatre Passe Muraille.
A frequent contributor toThe Globe and Mail,M.T. Kelly also worked as a reporter for theMoose Jaw Times-Herald.
In 2000, when his wife, Madam Justice Lynn King was diagnosed with breast cancer, and his publisher of 30 years, General Publishing, went bankrupt, M.T. Kelly stopped publishing. Another contributing factor was the death of his friend, colleague, and sometime editor, authorCarole Corbeil.
Kelly remained silent after his wife's death in March 2005, but Exile Editions then re-printedA Dream Like Minein its Canadian Classics series with an introduction by Canadian writerDaniel David Moses.Along with the reprinting ofA Dream Like MineExile published a new book,Downriver,which contained poetry, a memoir, and a short story about the people in the memoir.
M.T. Kelly's papers are in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library archives at the University of Toronto.
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- I Do Remember the Fall- 1977
- The Ruined Season- 1982
- A Dream Like Mine- 1987
- Out of the Whirlwind- 1995
- Save Me, Joe Louis- 1998
Short stories
[edit]- The More Loving One- 1980
- Breath Dances Between Them- 1991
Poetry
[edit]- Country You Can't Walk In- 1979
Drama
[edit]- The Green Dolphinplay - 1982
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