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Steven Laffoley (born 5 October 1965) is an award-winning Canadian author of narrative nonfiction and fiction.

Writing

Steven Laffoley an award-winning author of fiction and creative-nonfiction books. Hunting Halifax was shortlisted for the 2008 Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award and the 2008 Evelyn Richardson Memorial Non-Fiction Award.^[1] Both The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea and Shadowboxing topped the Nova Scotia Bestsellers List,^[2] with the former being shortlisted for the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Nonfiction^[3] and the latter winning the 2013 Evelyn Richardson Nonfiction Award.^[4] His novel, The Blue Tattoo, also garnered much critical and commercial success. "It’s a big story that everyone should read," noted the Atlantic Books Today. "It deepens one’s appreciation for the parts of the city touched by the devastation of Dec. 6, 1917."^[5]

Critical response

Laffoley has been lauded for his signature cinematic retelling of historical events by interweaving himself into the story as a writer/detective character. Critic Thomas Hodd from the Telegraph-Journal wrote that Laffoley injects “first person, post-modern narrative as he recounts his investigative process and offers reflections on the facts as they reveal themselves.”^[6] Another critic from The Coast applauded him for his mastery in weaving together “the main story” and "contemporaneous scenes" in his books that make for "intriguing context".^[7]

Laffoley often chooses stories lesser known to the public, predominantly Canadian in subject, and almost always set around the turn of the 20th century. When asked about the inspiration behind his book Shadowboxing, he said he was fascinated with the fact that George Dixon, who seemed so influential in the boxing and wider communities of Canada and the United States, had not yet had a biography written.^[8]

According to a review by fellow writer Jenna Conter, Laffoley is the "Stephen King of Halifax"^[9] because his unique writing style gives his works a cinematic quality, both vivid and imaginative.

Personal life

Born in Taunton, Massachusetts and raised in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, he was educated at Saint Mary's University. Laffoley moved to Canada in 1982 and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been a lecturer at Saint Mary's University and a teacher at King's-Edgehill School. For nineteen years, he was the Head of Middle School at the Halifax Grammar School, a position he held since the middle school's establishment in September 1997.^[10] In July of 2016, he was appointed the thirteenth Headmaster of the Halifax Grammar School.^[11]

Awards

Bibliography

Creative Nonfiction

Novels

Other Works

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/cbc-journalists-among-nominees-for-atlantic-book-awards-1.706983 |title=CBC journalists among nominees for Atlantic Book Awards - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
2. ^{{cite web|author=- 3:00am |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/books/144763-bestsellers |title=BESTSELLERS | The Chronicle Herald |publisher=Thechronicleherald.ca |date=2012-10-07 |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/shortlists/790-shortlists-2012 |title=Crime Writers of Canada - 2012 Shortlists |publisher=Crimewriterscanada.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eastcoastkitchenparty.net/arts_WFNS_2013_Awards.php#.UoKRp5TwL2A |title=East Coast Kitchen Party |publisher=East Coast Kitchen Party |date=2013-09-21 |accessdate=2013-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085312/http://www.eastcoastkitchenparty.net/arts_WFNS_2013_Awards.php#.UoKRp5TwL2A#.UoKRp5TwL2A |archive-date=2014-01-10 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/across-the-great-divide/ |title=Across the Great Divide |publisher=Atlantic Books Today|date=2014-12-03 |accessdate=2016-03-25}}
6. ^"Axe Murder on the Atlantic" - Stephen Laffoley's The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Telegraph Journal. 3 September 2011. F6
7. ^{{cite web|last=Brunet |first=Michelle |url=http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea/Content?oid=3066136 |title=The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Book Reviews | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST |publisher=Thecoast.ca |date=2012-03-15 |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Fairclough |first=Ian |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/books/144810-george-dixon-was-one-of-the-first-real-sports-celebrities |title=George Dixon was one of the first real sports celebrities | The Chronicle Herald |publisher=Thechronicleherald.ca |date=2012-10-07 |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Conter |first=Jenna |url=http://metronews.ca/voices/backstage-pass-halifax/376424/tenacious-as-hell-word-on-the-streets-steven-laffoley/ |title=‘Tenacious as hell’: Word on the Street’s Steven Laffoley | Metro |publisher=Metronews.ca |date=2012-09-19 |accessdate=2013-12-23}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hgs.ns.ca/contactus |title=Halifax Grammar School ~Contact Us |publisher=Hgs.ns.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-12-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085257/http://www.hgs.ns.ca/contactus |archivedate=2014-01-10 |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hgs.ns.ca/page/News-Detail?pk=823370&fromId=165863|title=Head of Middle School Steven Laffoley Named Thirteenth Halifax Grammar School Headmaster}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eastcoastkitchenparty.net/arts_WFNS_2013_Awards.php#.UoLa2JTwL2B |title=East Coast Kitchen Party |publisher=East Coast Kitchen Party |date=2013-09-21 |accessdate=2013-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085312/http://www.eastcoastkitchenparty.net/arts_WFNS_2013_Awards.php#.UoLa2JTwL2B#.UoLa2JTwL2B |archive-date=2014-01-10 |dead-url=yes |df= }}