Basil Papademos

{{short description|Canadian writer (born 1957)}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Basil Papademos

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|9|29}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario

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| occupation = Novelist

| period = 1989 - 2020

| nationality = Canadian

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| notableworks = Mount Royal

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Basil Papademos (born 1957 in Toronto, Ontario)[http://www.openbooktoronto.com/basil_papademos/main "Basil Papademos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402084626/http://www.openbooktoronto.com/basil_papademos/main |date=2011-04-02 }}. Open Book Toronto, March 23, 2011. was a Canadian writer.[http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/news/detained-concerns-obscenity-64658 "Detained over concerns of obscenity"]. Daily Xtra, July 15, 2013. He is best known for his 2012 novel Mount Royal, which won the award for Best Erotic Novel at the 2013 Bisexual Book Awards[http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/06/11/basil-papademos-detained-by-canadian-border-patrol-after-winning-bisexual-erotic-fiction-award/ "Basil Papademos detained by Canadian border patrol after winning Bisexual Erotic Fiction award"]. Quill & Quire, June 11, 2013. and was a nominee in the novels category at the 2013 ReLit Awards.[http://www.canadianauthors.net/awards/relit_awards/novel/ "ReLit Awards: Novel"]. Canadian Books and Authors.

After his Bisexual Book Awards win, he was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency for several hours upon his return to Canada, under suspicion of importing obscene materials. He was later cleared without charges.

He has also published the novels The Hook of It Is (1989) and How to Fuck Your Psychiatrist (2015).