Born in Belleville, Ontario, Barry Grills began his writing career as a journalist. He has been a reporter, editor, columnist, broadcaster, and communications consultant. He began publishing short fiction in 1973, publishing stories in such literary publications as Grain, The University of Windsor Review, NeWest Review, Quarry Magazine, Best Canadian Stories, etc. Currently, he writes and publishes occasional magazine articles and otherwise supports himself through teaching at the post-secondary level. A political and cultural activist, he has been chair of The Book and Periodical Council, as well as TWUC. He has been a municipal councillor and a federal election candidate as well. He also serves, or has served, on various municipal arts councils. He currently lives and writes in Field, Ontario. Current projects include two new novels and a book-length work of non-fiction entitled A Heretic's Guide Through The Minefield Of Our Times.
PUBLICATIONS:
Celine Dion - A New Day Dawns (with Jim Brown). Fox Music Books, 2004
Ironic: Alanis Morissette, The Story. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1997.
Too Late The Hunter. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1998.
Falling Into You. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1997.
Snowbird: The Story of Anne Murray. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1996.
