Robin Hardy (Canadian writer)
| Robin Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robin Clarkson Hardy July 12, 1952 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 28, 1995 (aged 43) Tonto National Forest, Arizona |
| Residence |
Toronto, Ontario New York City, New York Tucson, Arizona |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1970s-1990s |
Robin Clarkson Hardy (July 12, 1952 – October 28, 1995) was a Canadian journalist and author.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Ottawa, Ontario, Hardy studied creative writing at the University of Alberta and took a law degree at Dalhousie University before settling in Toronto, where he was a staff writer and editor of The Body Politic, a noted early Canadian gay magazine. He also produced radio documentaries for CBC Radio, contributed to publications including NOW, Canadian Forum and Fuse, and was an activist for and the first paid staff member of the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario.
He moved to New York City in 1984, where he was an editor for Cloverdale Press and a founding member of Publishing Triangle. He also wrote numerous young adult, science fiction, mystery and horror novels, primarily under pen names; Call of the Wendigo (1994) was the only novel he published under his own name. He was also a freelance contributor to publications including The Advocate, Village Voice and Penthouse in this era.
He also wrote poetry throughout his life, although this was never published as a book, and submitted a short story, "Ghosts", to the annual CBC Literary Competition.
He relocated to Tucson, Arizona in 1993.
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