Curtis Gillespie is a Canadian writer from Edmonton, Alberta, and is most noted as the winner of seven National Magazine Awards for his writing on politics, culture, family and sport.
He is also the winner of many provincial, regional and national awards for his magazine writing and book-length fiction and non-fiction.
Born and raised in Alberta, Gillespie went to Scotland to study history at the University of St. Andrews before returning to Canada.
[1] He has published in many outlets, including The New York Times, the Paris Review, The Walrus, Western Living, Toronto Life, Alberta Views and Saturday Night, among many others.
[4] He followed in 2000 with Someone Like That: Life Stories, a collection of non-fiction profiles of people with developmental disabilities whom he had met in his past work as a case worker with Alberta's Catholic Social Services.