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Occupation
  
short stories

Name
  
Alexander MacLeod

Nationality
  
Canadian

Role
  
Writer


Period
  
2010s-present

Notable works
  
Light Lifting

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Books
  
Light Lifting, Miracle Mile: A Short Story

Nominations
  
Scotiabank Giller Prize

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Alexander MacLeod is a Canadian writer. His debut short story collection Light Lifting was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and the 2011 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

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The son of Canadian novelist and short story writer Alistair MacLeod, he was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia and raised in Windsor, Ontario, where his father taught at the University of Windsor. He currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and teaches at Saint Mary's University.

MacLeod served as a judge for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

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References

Alexander MacLeod (writer) Wikipedia