Devon Code

Devon Code is from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. His fiction has appeared in journals, magazines and anthologies in Ireland, England and Canada. In a Mist, his debut collection of short fiction, was published by Invisible Publishing in 2007. He teaches English at Seneca College and regularly contributes fiction reviews to Quill & Quire. He lives in Toronto.

List of Publications

In a Mist. Invisible Publishing, 2007. ISBN 9780978218539.

Selected Press

At its best, Devon Code's writing utterly obscures itself: author invisible, art luminous.
- Jim Bartley, The Globe and Mail

Each of Code's condensed and complete worlds pivots on a fulcrum of male fixations, delving equally into desire and regret. He manages the balance deftly, revealing individuals and their stories through a remarkable skill for finding those strange quirks of perception routinely hidden between the mundane worlds of neighbours, jobs and acquaintances.
-Bruce Johnson, Atlantic Books Today

The now Toronto-based writer’s debut collection of short stories would fit nicely beside John Updike or Raymond Carver. In fact, Code’s paired-down stories are reminiscent of 1970s American “dirty realism.” While reading these meticulously constructed and intelligent stories, I also kept thinking about classic American cinema: where whiskey is kept in bedside tables, bartenders are confidents and men with names like Morty and Lloyd rule.
-Sue Carter Flinn, Halifax's The Coast

"In a Mist is a solid debut, intelligent and meticulously constructed […] Horrific and humorous, short but rich, the book is all that jazz."
- Jane Thompson, Calgary's Fast Forward Weekly

“In these deft and engaging stories Devon Code explores the subliminal forces that shape people’s lives and reminds us how deeply mysterious the ordinary world is.”
-John Steffler, Author of The Afterlife of George Cartwright and Helix.

Awards

In A Mist, long-listed for the 2008 ReLit Awards.
In a Mist, Globe and Mail’s Top 10 Fiction Debuts of 2008.
"The Bear's Den," finalist for the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize.
"The White Knight," third place in the Aeon Short Story Competition.

You can send mail to Devon Code
c/o Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia