Terry Fallis
Writer Terry Fallis has once again been placed on the shortlist of finalists with his current novel Poles Apart for the annual Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The Moore Park man is a two-time winner of the award. The novel is said to deal with “how things are never as they seem” a humorist’s natural point of reflection. It is described by the Leacock associates as hilarious, smart and offering thoughtful commentary on a subject that is flooding our headlines, newsfeeds, Twitter feeds and society. Mr. Fallis is both an award-winning author and social media consultant. Also on the shortlist are Susan Juby for her book Republic of Dirt and Sarah Mian for When the Saints. The medal is one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards and the only national award for humour writing. For the first time in the medal’s history, the shortlist features three authors, rather than five. The award will be given on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Geneva Park Convention Centre, just outside Orillia, home of humorist Stephen Leacock. In his work, Leacock called his hometown Mariposa
