McPherson, Michael A.

Working summers painting high steel bridges not only paid Michael's way through a Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto, it also provided the inspiration for a series of short stories that have appeared in Storyteller Magazine.

Ten years as a camera assistant in the surreal world of film and television has already led to a few new short stories. During that frenetic time, Michael worked on TV shows such as Due South, La Femme Nikita, and Mutant X, and feature films including The Skulls and Dracula 2000, as well as many, many movies-of-the-week.

Michael is a former (2007/08) CWC vice president for the Toronto/GTA/southern Ontario region.

 

Non-crime short stories:
"White Metal" in Storyteller Magazine, Winter 2006/2006 (cover story)
"Fire Retardant" in Storyteller Magazine, Fall 2004
"Fearless in Muddy York" in Storyteller Magazine, Summer 2004
"Jumpin' Jack" in Storyteller Magazine, Summer 2003

White Metal in Storyteller Magazine Winter 2006/2006 Cover story.

Nonfiction:
"What Hope, Afghanistan?" A series of four articles in the weekly newspaper Vaba Estlanee (Free Estonia), August 1988
 

Awards
Third prize, Bony Pete Short Story Contest, Bloody Words Mystery Conference, 2008
Third prize, James Patrick Baen Memorial Writing contest, 2007
First prize, Bony Pete Short Story Contest, Bloody Words Mystery Conference, 2006, for "Murder of the Week"
Winner, Storyteller's Great Canadian Story Contest, 2006, for "Working with Psychos"
Second Place, Storyteller's Great Canadian Story Contest, 2005, for "Railroaded"
Shortlisted, Storyteller's Great Canadian Story Contest, 2002, for "Burning Moose"
Shortlisted, Storyteller's Great Canadian Story Contest, 2003, for "Jumpin' Jack"
Shortlisted, Storyteller's Great Canadian Story Contest, 2004, for "Fearless in Muddy York"