Robert (R. W.) Gray is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, and academic.
Originally from Prince Rupert, British Columbia,Brett Josef Grubisic, "Short story collection takes several dreamlike turns". Vancouver Sun, May 30, 2015. he was educated at the University of Victoria, the University of Manitoba and the University of Alberta. He taught screenwriting at the Vancouver Film School in the early 2000s,"Writing over coffee". Daily Xtra, February 18, 2004. and published two serialized novels, Tide Pool Sketches (2001) and Waterboys (2004), in Xtra! West during this era.
His debut short story collection Crisp was published in 2010,"Short but not so sweet: R. W. Gray shuns the lyrical, yet can loft his prose assuredly to the poetic". The Globe and Mail, April 17, 2010. and was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2011."Short list for Danuta Gleed Literary Award announced: Danuta Gleed short list announced". Canadian Press, May 2, 2011.
His second short story collection, Entropic, followed in 2015, winning him the Thomas Head Raddall Award. He has also published both poetry and short stories in Arc, Grain, Event, The Fiddlehead, Malahat Review, and dANDelion. His poems "How this begins", "Flutter", "Bite", and "Outside the Café" appeared in John Barton and Billeh Nickerson's 2007 anthology Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets.John Barton and Billeh Nickerson, eds. Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007. .
As a screenwriter, he has written six short films, of which he directed two. He has also produced several short films for other directors.
He is currently based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he teaches in the film studies department at the University of New Brunswick and is an organizer of the annual Fredericton 48-Hour Film Competition."N.B. filmmakers put their creativity to the test". Telegraph-Journal, February 22, 2011. He is also a senior editor and film critic for the web magazine Numéro Cinq, and the head of the Pink Lobster Film Festival.Jordan Gill, "Pink Lobster showcases LGBT filmmakers". CBC News New Brunswick, March 18, 2023.
Publications Tide Pool Sketches (2001) Waterboys (2004) Crisp (2010) Entropic (2015)
Filmography Tableware (2007) Alice & Huck (2008) Blink (2014) Objects Are Closer (2012) The Wall (2013) Zack & Luc (2014)
References
External links
Robert Gray faculty profile at the University of New Brunswick