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Colin Thomas

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Colin Thomas is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia. A longtime theatre critic for The Georgia Straight until 2016,[1] he is a three-time winner of the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in the youth theatre division for his own theatrical plays One Thousand Cranes in 1985,[2] Two Weeks Twice a Year in 1991[3] and Flesh and Blood in 1992.[4]

In 1992, Flesh and Blood was included in Making Out, the first anthology of Canadian plays by gay writers, alongside works by David Demchuk, Sky Gilbert, Daniel MacIvor, Harry Rintoul and Ken Garnhum.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Theatre community deserves informed, honest critics". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Walker wins Chalmers". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 1985.
  3. ^ "Andrew's Tree tops play competition". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1991.
  4. ^ "Canadian playwrights honored". Edmonton Journal, February 25, 1992.
  5. ^ "Book symbolizes gays' advances". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 1992.