Craig Davidson
Craig Davidson | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Davidson at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015 | |
| Born | 1975 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Pen name | Patrick Lestewka, Nick Cutter |
| Occupation | novelist, short stories |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Rust and Bone, Cataract City |
| Website | |
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Craig Davidson (born 1975) is a Canadian author of short stories and novels,[1] who has published work under both his name and the pen names Patrick Lestewka[2] and Nick Cutter.[3] His style has been compared to that of Chuck Palahniuk.[4]
Early life
[edit]Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was raised in Calgary and St. Catharines.[5] Davidson attended both Trent University and the University of New Brunswick.[6]
Career
[edit]His first short story collection, Rust and Bone,[7] was later published in September 2005 by Penguin Books Canada, and was a finalist for the 2006 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Stories in Rust and Bone have also been adapted into a play by Australian playwright Caleb Lewis and a Golden Globe-nominated film by French director Jacques Audiard.
Davidson also released a novel in 2007 named The Fighter. During the course of his research of the novel, Davidson went on a 16-week steroid cycle.[8] To promote the release of the novel, Davidson participated in a fully sanctioned boxing match against Toronto poet Michael Knox at Florida Jack's Boxing Gym;[5] for the novel's subsequent release in the United States, his publisher organized a similar promotional boxing match against Jonathan Ames.[5] Davidson lost both matches.[5]
His 2013 novel Cataract City was named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[9]
In addition to his literary fiction, Davidson has also published several works of horror literature using the pseudonyms Patrick Lestewka and Nick Cutter. In 2014, he released the thriller novel The Troop, with The Deep following in 2015.[10]
In 2018, his memoir Precious Cargo, about a year spent driving a bus for disabled children in Calgary, was a finalist for Canada Reads.[11]
His 2018 novel The Saturday Night Ghost Club was a shortlisted finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was an American Booksellers Association Indie Next Great Reads selection in July 2019.[12][13] This novel tells the story of a young boy who is coming-of-age while spending Saturdays catching ghosts with his eccentric Uncle Calvin. It explores themes of grief, depression, family, friendship, and growing into adulthood.
Davidson's work has received acclaim from notable authors such as Stephen King, Scott Smith, and Jonathan Maberry.
Bibliography
[edit]- Rust and Bone (2005)
- The Fighter (2008)
- Sarah Court (2010)
- Cataract City (2013) (shortlisted for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize)
- Precious Cargo (2016)
- The Saturday Night Ghost Club (2018)
- Cascade (2020)
as Patrick Lestewka
[edit]- Mother Bitchfight (2003)
- The Preserve (2004)
- Imprint (2011)
- The Coliseum (2011)
- Vehicles (2012)
as Nick Cutter
[edit]- The Troop (2014)[14][15][16]
- The Deep (2015)[17][18][19][20]
- The Acolyte (2015)
- Little Heaven (2017)[21][22][23][24][25]
- The Breach (2020)
- The Handyman Method (with Andrew F. Sullivan) (2023)
- The Queen (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Archer, Bert (2007-07-25). "Author Thinks Inside the Box". Globeandmail.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Torontoist Reads: The Fighter by Craig Davidson". Torontoist, November 9, 2006.
- ^ "Strong nerves, strong stomachs, no quarter: Nick Cutter’s The Troop". That Shakespearean Rag, January 15, 2014.
- ^ Identity Theory interview with Craig Davidson
- ^ a b c d "Craig Davidson: The fighter returns". National Post, September 13, 2013.
- ^ James, Bronte. "Rust and Bone". University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Snap, Splatter and Pop". The New York Times. December 25, 2005.
- ^ "From Mr Average ... to superman". The Guardian. May 18, 2008.
- ^ "Giller Prize short list announced". The Globe and Mail, October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Exclusive: First chapter from "THE TROOP" author Nick Cutter's "THE DEEP"". Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2018 contenders". CBC. Jan 30, 2018. Retrieved Jun 4, 2019.
- ^ "Edugyan, Hage among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction finalists". Quill & Quire, September 26, 2018.
- ^ The July 2019 Indie Next List Preview. 2016. ISBN 978-1607749769.
- ^ Alexander, Niall (2014-02-19). "The Two Pill Problem: The Troop by Nick Cutter". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ Wiersema, Robert J. (2014-02-21). "The Troop, by Nick Cutter: Review". National Post. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "The Troop". Quill and Quire. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ Squires, John (2022-12-19). ""The Deep" – Amazon Making a Series Out of Underwater Horror Novel That Terrified Clive Barker". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Potier, Laura (2022-12-20). "The Deep: Amazon Is Adapting The Horror Novel To Series - STARBURST". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Andrew Pyper and Nick Cutter: Canadian horror stories". thestar.com. 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "The double life of author Craig Davidson". The Globe and Mail. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Gilliand, Blu (2017-01-03). "Review: 'Little Heaven' by Nick Cutter". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Semel, Paul (2017-01-09). "Exclusive Interview: "Little Heaven" Author Nick Cutter ..." paulsemel.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Review: Nick Cutter's Little Heaven takes horror to the outer reaches". The Globe and Mail. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ DiLouie, Craig (2017-04-19). "LITTLE HEAVEN by Nick Cutter -". - Author of adventure/thriller and horror fiction. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Nick Cutter's Little Heaven is a tribute to the horror genre". thestar.com. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
