Matt Lennox

{{short description|Canadian fiction writer (born 1980)}}

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| birth_date = 1980

| birth_place = Orillia, Ontario

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| occupation = novelist, short story writer

| language = English

| nationality = Canadian

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| notableworks = Men of Salt, Men of Earth, Knucklehead

| years_active = 2000s-present

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Matt Lennox (born 1980 in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian fiction writer,[http://news.nationalpost.com/afterword/the-new-recruit-matt-lennox-on-the-carpenter "The New Recruit: Matt Lennox on The Carpenter"]. National Post, March 2, 2012. whose 2015 novel Knucklehead was a longlisted contender for the 2017 edition of Canada Reads.[http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/cbc-canada-reads-2017-announces-longlist-including-katherena-vermette-vivek-shraya-andre-alexis "CBC Canada Reads 2017 announces longlist, including Katherena Vermette, Vivek Shraya, André Alexis"]. National Post, December 19, 2016.

A film studies graduate of York University, he enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Kandahar, Afghanistan.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/tales-from-kandahar---just-not-yet/article1365521/ "Tales from Kandahar - just not yet"]. The Globe and Mail, March 1, 2010. He then studied creative writing at the University of Guelph, and published his debut short story collection Men of Salt, Men of Earth in 2009. The book was a finalist for the ReLit Awards in the short fiction category in 2010.

He published his debut novel The Carpenter in 2012. The novel was also translated into French as Rédemption.[http://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/Livres/La-Redemption-de-Matt-Lennox-689820 "La Rédemption de Matt Lennox"]. Le Journal du Dimanche, September 26, 2014. Knucklehead followed in 2015.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/review-knucklehead-serves-as-an-exploration-of-contemporary-manhood/article24696969/ "Review: Knucklehead serves as an exploration of contemporary manhood"]. The Globe and Mail, May 29, 2015.