Event Speaker: Matthew J. Trafford

Matthew J. Trafford earned his MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. He has twice been a finalist for the CBC Literary Prize, and received an Honour of Distinction Dayne Ogilvie Award from the Writers’ Trust of Canada. Douglas & McIntyre published his first collection of stories, The Divinity Gene, which Publishers Weekly described as “shot-through with moments of genuine pathos and even brilliance.” Trafford continues to publish stories as well as writing for the screen. He is an avid fibre artist in his alternate persona of Fairy Godfather Knits.