Michael Rowe is the award-winning author of three novels, two books of essays, and a book of interviews. His non-fiction has appeared in the National Post, The Globe & Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, the Huffington Post, SHARP, and the Boston Globe, among other venues. Between 2001 and 2009 he was a contributing writer to The Advocate. He won the 2005 Randy Shilts Award for his second essay collection, and has been a finalist for the GLAAD Media Award, the National Magazine Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. He lives in Toronto.