James Gregor (writer)

James Gregor is a Canadian writer from Halifax, Nova Scotia,[1] whose debut novel Going Dutch was a shortlisted finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2020.[2] The novel, about a gay graduate student in New York City who becomes drawn into an emotionally complex quasi-relationship with a female fellow student despite their sexual incompatibility,[3] was published in 2019, and based partially on his own experiences while studying creative writing at Columbia University in the early 2010s.[1]

In addition to the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, Going Dutch was a finalist for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award at the 2020 Atlantic Book Awards & Festival.[4]

Gregor is the grandson of Hugh Francis Pullen, a Canadian military officer and historian whose books included The Shannon and the Chesapeake and The Sea Road to Halifax: Being an Account of the Lights and Buoys of Halifax Harbour.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawlor, Allison. "THE BOOK SHELF: From Halifax to NYC, with love | The Telegram". Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher". CBC Books, June 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ilana Masad, "'Going Dutch' Is A Charming, Well-Observed Debut". NPR, August 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Herald, The Chronicle. "Nominees announced for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards taking place online June 30 | The Chronicle Herald". Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Halifax as Narnia: The existential fantasy of our seaside city". The Coast Halifax. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
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