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Paul
Bowdring

Paul Bowdring is the author of two previous novels, The Roncesvalles Pass and The Night Season, the latter published to wide critical acclaim and broadcast nationally on CBC’s “Between the Covers”. He has worked for many years as an English teacher and editor. He was a long-time editor of TickleAce magazine and is currently an associate editor with The Fiddlehead. He lives in St. John’s, Canada.

Paul Bowdring is the author of two previous novels, The Roncesvalles Pass and The Night Season, the latter published to wide critical acclaim and broadcast nationally on CBC’s “Between the Covers”. He has worked for many years as an English teacher and editor. He was a long-time editor of TickleAce magazine and is currently an associate editor with The Fiddlehead. He lives in St. John’s, Canada.

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