| Robert Paul Weston | |
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| Born | October 21, 1975 Dover, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British/Canadian |
| Genres | Young adult fiction, short stories |
| Notable work(s) | Zorgamazoo |
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www.robertpaulweston.com |
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Robert Paul Weston (born October 21, 1975) is a British-born Canadian children's author. His debut was the award-winning novel-in-verse, Zorgamazoo. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals in Canada, the UK and the United States.
His second novel, a dark fantasy for young adults entitled Dust City, was published in October 2010. The story is narrated by the son of the wolf who killed Little Red Riding Hood.
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Robert Paul Weston was born October 21, 1975 in Dover, England.[1] He graduated from Queen's University in 1998 with a BA in Film and Sociology. From 2002 to 2004, he worked in Japan as a high school teacher.[2] In 2006, he completed an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Weston currently lives in Toronto, where he teaches courses in young adult fantasy fiction and writing for young adults in the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto.[3]