About Martin West
Born 1959. Martin West is a novelist and writer.
Martin West (born 1959) is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 2017 novel Long Ride Yellow, which won the 2018 ReLit Award for Fiction.
He was previously a ReLit nominee in the short fiction category in 2016 for his collection Cretacea and Other Stories from the Badlands. The title story "Cretacea" was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize in 2006.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.
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