Tyler Hellard

{{short description|Canadian writer}}

Tyler Hellard is a Canadian writer,[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/tyler-hellard-sorts-out-his-feelings-about-small-towns-and-hockey-in-debut-novel-searching-for-terry-punchout "Tyler Hellard sorts out his feelings about small towns and hockey in debut novel Searching for Terry Punchout"]. Calgary Herald, November 30, 2018. whose debut novel Searching for Terry Punchout was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award[https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlist-announced-for-the-2019-amazon-canada-first-novel-award/ "Shortlist announced for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award"]. Quill & Quire, April 29, 2019. and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in 2019.

Originally from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Hellard graduated from St. Francis Xavier University. He is currently based in Calgary, Alberta.

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| url = https://quillandquire.com/omni/tanya-tagaq-kate-harris-and-uzma-jalaluddin-among-shortlisted-authors-for-kobo-emerging-writer-prize/

| title = Tanya Tagaq, Kate Harris, and Uzma Jalaluddin among shortlisted authors for Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

| work = Quill and Quire

| author = Ryan Porter

| date = 2019-05-02

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| quote = The winners will be announced at an event in Toronto on June 27. Each winner will receive $10,000 and marketing support.

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