Some big news for Ray today. Well, it went official yesterday while he was at the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University (a great event, by the way). His latest — Why Not? 15 Reasons to Live — has been nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Congrats, Ray! [...]
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Ray Robertson’s “Why Not?” – launch parties and events
September 9, 2011 – 8:24 am
SFWP’s publishing wing launched with the American reprint of Robertson’s excellent fictionalized homage to Gram Parsons, Moody Food, in 2005. For years, I’ve been captivated by his voice as a writer. His most recent release is Why Not? Fifteen Reasons to Live, a provocative collection of essays on life, love, and the things that really matter. He’ll [...]
Rayrobertson.com Updates
June 23, 2011 – 10:12 am
I just uploaded a few changes to Rayrobertson.com last night. The big news is his upcoming title, Why Not? Fifteen Reasons to Live. It’s an autobiographical collection of essays inspired by a moment of suicidal depression after the completion of David. In my opinion, it’s Ray’s most important work. I’ve read the first few essays, [...]
Interview with SFWP author, Ray Robertson
February 26, 2008 – 3:31 pm
Ray Robertson graduated from the University of Toronto with High Distinction with a B.A. in philosophy and later gained an M.F.A. in creative writing from Southwest Texas State University. He is the author of the novels Home Movies, Heroes, Moody Food, Gently Down the Stream, and What Happened Later, as well as a collection of [...]