Andrew Kaufman
Canadian writer, film director and radio producer
About Andrew Kaufman
Born 1968. Andrew Kaufman is a Canadian film director, writer, screenwriter, radio personality, author and producer (radio).
Andrew Kaufman (born 1968) is a Canadian writer, film director, and radio producer, best known for his humorous genre novels.
Born and raised in Wingham, Ontario, Kaufman regularly promotes himself as the second-most famous and/or second-best writer to come from Wingham, as the town is also the birthplace of Alice Munro.
His debut novella, All My Friends Are Superheroes, was published by Coach House Books in 2003, and is a humorous love story between a normal man and a super-heroine, The Perfectionist. The novella is set in a community of superheroes in Toronto, in which the superpowered characters (The Seeker, The Inverse, BusinessMan, etc.) personify different types of people. His 2010 novel, The Tiny Wife, won the 2015 ReLit Award for Novel. Small Claims and The Ticking Heart were shortlisted for the same award.
Awards + Year Title Award Result Ref. 2013 Born Weird Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Shortlist The Waterproof Bible (2010) The Tiny Wife (2010) Born Weird (2013) Small Claims (2017) The Ticking Heart (2019) Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel (2025)
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Canadian writer, film director and radio producer
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Andrew Kaufman was born in 1968 in Wingham.
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Andrew Kaufman is a film director, writer, screenwriter, radio personality, author and producer (radio).
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