Rick Maddocks | |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Wales |
Origin | Canada |
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Occupation(s) | Author, singer-songwriter |
Rick Maddocks (born 1970) is a Canadian author and singer/songwriter. [1] Born in Wales, he moved to Canada with his family in the early 1980s. [1]
His short story collection Sputnik Diner (Random House, 2002) was nominated for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. [1] Its first story, "Plane People", won Prairie Fire's Long Fiction Competition as well as a Western Magazine Award, [1] and "Lessons from the Sputnik Diner" was a shortlisted finalist for the Journey Prize. [2] He was the editor of the literary magazine Event, published by Douglas College, from 2006 to September 2010. [1]
Maddocks is the leader of Vancouver jazz/pop quintet The Beige. The band have released two albums, 01 (2006) and El Ángel Exterminador (2010). [1]