Canadian short story writer John Gardiner’s writing has been compared to another Canadian short story writer, the iconic Alice Munro, his work has been featured alongside Margaret Atwood, D.H. Lawrence and Amy Tan and has been published around the world, including India, New Zealand and England.

He calls his writing “emotional thoughtscapes” because they create vivid emotional images in the mind of the reader. Gardiner draws on his life experiences, spent mainly in small towns in Southern Ontario, to write mainly about ordinary people living fairly ordinary lives – because he believes that is where you find the high drama in life.

The Wallaceburg, Ontario writer recently toured in support of his literary collection, Memories for Sale: Tales From a Small Town. He performed over 50 readings to promote the book and is always looking for places to read.

John has since released of his memoir, My Lefthanded, Backwards, Upsidedown Life & Assorted Short Stories, a series of mostly humorous anecdotes about the author’s early life. His new work launched Fall of 2021.