Mark Waddell
Mark Waddell is a Canadian writer.[1]
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta,[2] he earned a Ph.D. in the history of science, medicine, and technology from Johns Hopkins University, and was a professor at Michigan State University for fifteen years.[3] He later retired to Vancouver Island with his husband, where he writes and plays viola with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria.[3]
His debut mystery novel, The Body in the Back Garden, was published in 2023, and was shortlisted for the Lilian Jackson Braun Award at the 2024 Edgar Awards.[4]
Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World, a comedic horror novel in which a young gay man unwittingly unleashes a threat of apocalypse when he makes a deal with a demon to earn a big promotion at work, was published in 2025,[5] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2026.[1]
His third novel, Messy as Hell, is slated for publication in 2027.
References
- 1 2 "Authors Meredith Hambrock, Susin Nielsen and Mark Waddell finalists for $25K prize for Canadian humour writing". CBC Books, May 19, 2026.
- ↑ Luke Beirne, "JJ Lee rings in the spooky season by recommending two horror-tinged novels". The Next Chapter, October 31, 2025.
- 1 2 "Finalists named for 2026 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour". Innisfil Today, May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "The 2024 Edgar Award Nominations". Criminal Element, January 23, 2024.
- ↑ Ron Verzuh, "Backstabbing, bloodletting". The British Columbia Review, October 2, 2025.
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