Steven Manners

Steven Manners was born in Montreal, Canada, and lived in Toronto, Guelph, Yellowknife and Santa Barbara, before returning to Montreal in 1999. His first novel, Ondine's Curse (Beach Holme), was hailed as a "tour de force [that] tunnels deeper into the human psyche than any recent award-winning Canadian novel" (Toronto Star).

His short fiction collection, Wound Ballistics (Gutter Press), was short-listed for a Hugh McLennan Prize. The stories "are perfectly paced works...proof that the Montreal is a substantial, compelling storyist" (Globe & Mail).

His cultural history of prescription drugs, Super Pills (Raincoast), is recommended reading for anyone concerned about the use of pharmaceuticals (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Picking up on some of the themes first explored in Ondine's Curse, his new novel, Valley of Fire (Dundurn Press), is a searing depiction of the obsessions that plague us and a darkly illuminating story of modern love with characters that are "smart, witty, and bang-on" (Montreal Review of Books).