David Huebert
BIOGRAPHY
David Huebert’s writing has won the CBC Short Story Prize, appeared several times in Best Canadian Stories, and was a finalist for the 2020 Journey Prize. Huebert’s first story collection, Peninsula Sinking, won a Dartmouth Book Award and was runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, among other accolades. His second story collection, Chemical Valley, won the Alistair MacLeod Short Fiction Prize, received glowing reviews, and was a finalist for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the ReLit Award. His first novel, Oil People, will be published by McClelland & Stewart in August 2024. David teaches in the MFA in Fiction at the University of King’s College in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), where he lives with his partner and their two children.
PUBLICATIONS
Oil People. 90,000-word literary novel about the history of petroleum production and petrocultures in Southwestern Ontario. Under contract as part of a 2-book deal with Joe Lee of McClelland & Stewart for publication August 20, 2024.
Chemical Valley. Story collection published by Biblioasis, October 19 2021, 224 pages.
- Winner of the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction
- Shortlisted for Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
- Shortlisted for the ReLit Award for Short Fiction
- Semi-finalist for the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Writing
- Named a best fiction title of 2021 by The Mirimachi Reader
- Positive reviews in Kirkus, The Literary Review of Canada, PRISM, The Mirimachi Reader, The Winnipeg Free Press, The Dalhousie Gazette, Atlantic Books Today, and elsewhere
- Featured on media such as 49th Shelf, Zyzzyva, CBC’s Afternoon Drive, CBC’s What on
Earth podcast, and the @Risk podcast
- Appearances at festivals and reading series such as Lunenburg Literary Festival, Wild
Threads, and Words (London ON)
- Named a “most anticipated” fiction title of fall 2021 by the CBC and 49th Shelf
Humanimus. Poetry collection published by Palimpsest Press, October 1, 2020. 99 pages.
- Selections published in magazines such as The Walrus, EVENT, and CV2.
- Shortlisted for the J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award (Atlantic Book Awards)
- Named a “Book to Awe You” by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia.
Peninsula Sinking. Short fiction collection published by Biblioasis, October 24th 2017, 204 pages.
- Positive reviews in Quill & Quire, Canadian Literature, Atlantic Books Today, The Puritan and others.
- Winner of 2018 Jim Connors Prize for Fiction (Atlantic Book Awards)
- Shortlisted for the 2018 Alistair MacLeod Short Fiction Prize (Atlantic Book Awards)
- Runner-up for 2017 Danuta Gleed Literary Award (Writers’ Union of Canada)
- Shortlisted for 2018 ReLit award for Short Fiction
- Featured on CBC’s As it Happens, Afternoon Drive, and The Next Chapter
- Ontario and East Coast Book tour and multiple festival appearances
We Are No Longer The Smart Kids In Class. Poetry collection published by Guernica Editions, November 2015. 63 pages.
- Positive reviews in Broken Pencil, The Toronto Guardian, and The Rusty Toque
2023 “Flesh Made Burn” selected for Best Canadian Essays 2024.
2022 Chemical Valley winner of Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction
2022 Chemical Valley shortlisted for Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
2022 Chemical Valley shortlisted for ReLit Short Fiction Award
2022 Chemical Valley a semi-finalist for the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Writing
2021 “Swamp Things” a notable mention in Best Canadian Stories 2021.
2021 Humanimus shortlisted for the JM Abraham Poetry Prize (Atlantic Book Awards)
2020 “Chemical Valley.” Finalist for The Journey Prize. Judges: Doretta Lau, Amy Laura Jones, and Tea Mutonji.
2018 “Six Six Two Fifty.” Nominee, National Magazine Awards.
2018 Peninsula Sinking. Winner of Jim Connors Prize for Fiction (Atlantic Book Awards).
2018 Peninsula Sinking. Shortlisted for Alistair MacLeod Short Fiction Prize (Atlantic Book Awards).
2018 Peninsula Sinking. Shortlisted for 2017 ReLit Short Fiction Prize.
2018 Peninsula Sinking. Runner-up for Danuta Gleed Literary Award (Writers’ Union of Canada).
2018 Peninsula Sinking. Shortlisted for ReLit Award for Short Fiction.
2017 “Maxi.” Honourable Mention, National Magazine Awards.
2017 “Six Six Two Thirty.” Honourable Mention, Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Prize.
2017 “Seam.” Longlist for The Fiddlehead’s short story contest.
2017 “Silicone Giddy.” Nominated for The Journey Prize by The Puritan.
2016 “Enigma.” First Prize, CBC Short Story Prize. Prize jury: Greg Hollingshead, Padma Viswanathan, and Richard Van Camp. Value: $6,000.
2016 “Colloquium: J.T. Henry and Lady Simcoe on Early Ontario Petrocolonialism.” Winner, Walrus Poetry Prize. Judge: Hoa Nguyen. Value: $4,000.
2016 “Full Mondegreens.” (Co-authored with Andy Verboom). First prize, Frog Hollow Press’ chapbook contest. Judge: Shane Neilson.
2016 “Sputnik.” Winner, Marguerite R. Dow Canadian Heritage Writing Award in Creative Writing. Value: $1,000.
2016 “Jellyfish.” Nominated for The Journey Prize by The Antigonish Review.
2016 “A-Word.” Nominated for The Journey Prize by The Dalhousie Review.
2015 “A-word.” First prize, The Dalhousie Review’s short story contest. Value: $750. Judge: Ian Colford.
2015 “Jellyfish.” First prize, The Antigonish Review’s Sheldon Currie fiction contest. Value: $600. Judge: Sheldon Currie.
2015 “Silicone Giddy.” Shortlisted for The New Quarterly’s Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award.
2015 “Silicone Giddy.” Shortlisted for The Puritan’s Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence (fiction).
2015 Completed Diaspora Dialogues mentorship program, editing short fiction manuscript, Peninsula Sinking, with mentor David Layton.
2012 Completed the Humber School for Writers’ Summer Workshop in Creative Writing with instructor David Bezmozgis.
2010 “To a Beer Swillin’ Poet.” Winner, After Al Purdy Poetry Contest.
