MICHAEL BLOUIN's critically acclaimed first novel Chase and Haven (Coach House) was a finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and won the 2009 ReLit Award. In 2007 his first collected poetry I’m not going to lie to you (Pedlar Press) was a finalist for the Lampman Scott Award. In 2011 Pedlar Press released Wore Down Trust which garnered rave international reviews and won the Lampman Award. His 2012 chapbook with Elizabeth Rainer was a finalist for the bpNichol Award. In 2015 Goose Lane included both he and Elizabeth Rainer in the anthology Where The Nights Are Twice as Long: Love Letters of Canadian Writers. He was a finalist for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards and his work has been published in many literary magazines including Descant, Arc, Branch, The Antigonish Review, Dragnet, Event, Queen’s Quarterly, The New Quarterly, and The Fiddlehead. In October of 2013 BookHug released his fourth trade publication: "I don't know how to behave", which has been selected as one of the top books of 2013. He is represented by Hilary McMahon, Executive Vice President of Westwood Creative Artists. His 2019 novel "SKIN HOUSE" from Anvil Press has been shortlisted for awards, has won ReLit Best Novel in Canada and will be included on the 2022 NASA/Astrobotic mission to the lunar surface. Most recent is the novel "I am Billy the Kid", which The Winnipeg Free Press calls: "imaginative resurrection" "wise, sardonic, reflective, deeply surreal" "surprisingly funny" And more:​ "The Billy of legend is said to have carved a notch into his pistol for each man he killed. Blouin’s Billy, who would consider that a waste of time that only a damn-fool writer could come up with, should give the author the chance to carve some notches on his pen this fall during Canada’s literary awards season. His aim is dead on target." "I am Billy the Kid" has been selected for inclusion in the NASA/SpaceX 2024 lunar landing.