Paul Rowe is a writer, actor, and teacher born in Point Verde, a small coastal community on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Avalon Peinsula. He has written, directed, and performed extensively during a theatre career spanning three decades. In 2015 he was a member of the acting company at the Stratford Festival. The Last Half of the Year is his second novel. His first novel, The Silent Time, was a finalist for the 2008 Winterset Award. Paul Rowe lives in St. John’s.
Paul Rowe is a writer, actor, and teacher born in Point Verde, a small coastal community on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Avalon Peinsula. He has written, directed, and performed extensively during a theatre career spanning three decades. In 2015 he was a member of the acting company at the Stratford Festival. The Last Half of the Year is his second novel. His first novel, The Silent Time, was a finalist for the 2008 Winterset Award. Paul Rowe lives in St. John’s.
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