Joel A. Sutherland (born 1 December 1980 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian author and editor of thriller, horror and fantasy short stories and novels, anthologies and children's books. His notable works include Frozen Blood and Be a Writing Superstar Sutherland's writing has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award[1] and the Black Quill Award.[2] He lives in Courtice, Ontario.
Sutherland graduated with a BFA in Film & Video Production studies from York University, Toronto, in 2003 and currently works as an Information Assistant at the Ajax Public Library.[3] He has also worked in a hockey stick factory, at a pizza restaurant, in a bar, at a men's suit retailer and at a bookstore. He was also a member of the Governor General's Foot Guards during the summer of 2000. He is currently completing a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Aberystwyth University.[4]
His first published story was "Something Fishy This Way Comes" in The Undead: Skin & Bones (Permuted Press). Frozen Blood has been said to have been inspired by the Great Ice Storm of 1998.[5]
In October, 2010, it was announced that Sutherland had been selected as a contestant for the first season of Wipeout Canada, to air on TVtropolis in the Spring of 2011.[6][7]
Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths (as co-editor, with Colleen Morris) (Graveside Tales, 2007)
The Teddy Bears of Tomorrow (Sam's Dot Publishing, 2007)
Frozen Blood (Lachesis Publishing, 2008; to be re-released by Leisure Books, 2011)
Be a Writing Superstar (Scholastic Canada, 2010)
The House on Forks Road (Leisure Books, forthcoming)
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