Stephen Gauer

Stephen Gauer was born in Toronto in 1952.

In his twenties, he worked as a newspaper reporter for the Thompson Citizen, Barrie Examiner, Ottawa Journal, and Globe and Mail. He's also been a CBC clerk, housepainter, computer trainer, computer consultant, English teacher, and freelance writer.

Stephen’s prize-winning short stories have been published in Descant, Prairie Fire, the Toronto Star, and Best Canadian Stories 10 (Oberon Press). His writing has also appeared in Geist magazine, the Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun and Boston Globe.

He lives in Toronto, where he makes a living as a freelance technical writer.