Biography
  Photos: © James Lahey 2010 |
Charlie Foran was born and raised in Toronto. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the University College, Dublin, and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and Canada. He has published ten books, including four novels, and writes regularly for magazines and newspapers. He is a contributing reviewer for The Globe and Mail and has won awards for his fiction, non-fiction, and journalism. You can learn more about his books on this website and read recent essays, features and reviews. Charlie has also made radio documentaries for the CBC program Ideas and co-wrote the TV documentary Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews. He lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his family.
PEN Canada Charlie is the current president of PEN Canada, the organization of writers and readers committed worldwide to defending freedom of speech. Please visit the website, www.pencanada.ca to learn more about PEN, and please consider joining us. Press Photos Photo credits: © James Lahey 2010, www.shovelclub.com
Videos and Interviews Produced by CTV Produced by Cogeco TV, published on YouTube Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer, Part 1 Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer, Part 2 Produced by Shaw TV, published on YouTube Produced by CNW Group, published on YouTube A conversation with Steven Beattie about Join the Revolution, Comrade A conversation with Allyson Latta about The Last House of Ulster A video of Charlie speaking about the novel Carolan’s Farewell |
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