# Stephen Finucan

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**Stephen Finucan** (17 July 1968 – 14 May 2023) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [fiction](/source/Fiction) writer.

## Life

Finucan graduated from [Trent University](/source/Trent_University) with a BA in literature and the [University of East Anglia](/source/University_of_East_Anglia) with an MA in creative writing. He was an instructor at the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto) School of Continuing Studies, as well as a frequent contributor to [The Toronto Star](/source/The_Toronto_Star) book pages.[1] He died in 2023 to cancer.[2]

## Literary career

Finucan's short stories and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, including *Saturday Night, THIS Magazine, The Sewanee Review, The New Quarterly* and *B&A*.[citation needed] He won the [Humber School for Writers](/source/Humber_School_for_Writers) Prize in 1997, and was named *Write Magazine's* New Writer of the Year in 2000. His work has been shortlisted for the Upper Canada Brewing Company's Writer's Craft Award and the Ian St. James Award for Short Fiction.[1] His debut novel, "The Fallen", was chosen as one of [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) [Canada Reads](/source/Canada_Reads) Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade.[3]

## Works

- *Happy Pilgrims* ([Insomniac Press](/source/Insomniac_Press), 2000)
- *Foreigners* ([Penguin Group](/source/Penguin_Group), 2003)
- *The Fallen* ([Penguin Group](/source/Penguin_Group), 2009)

## References

1. ["Stephen Finucan"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/255358/stephen-finucan). *Penguin Random House Canada*. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

1. ["Stephen Finucan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information"](https://memorials.thompsonfs.ca/stephen-finucan/5206028/#details)

1. ["The Verdict Is In: The Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade Revealed"](http://m.openbooktoronto.com/news/verdict_top_40_essential_canadian_novels_decade_revealed). *Open Book: Toronto*. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

## External links

- ["Foreigners"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/391929/foreigners-by-stephen-finucan/9780143170389)
- ["The Fallen"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/390924/the-fallen-by-stephen-finucan/9780143175292)

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