Wayne Johnston
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Wayne Johnston |
Occupation | Novelist |
Date Of Birth | May 22, 1958(1958-05-22) |
Age | 66 |
Birthplace | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Country | Canada |
Horoscope | Gemini |
Wayne Johnston Biography
Name | Wayne Johnston |
Birthday | May 22 |
Birth Year | 1958 |
Place Of Birth | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Wayne Johnston is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on May 22, 1958 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Johnston was born in Goulds, Newfoundland, and graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978 with a degree in English literature. He worked for three years as a newspaper reporter with the St. John’s Daily News.
In 1981, he moved to Ottawa, and began to pursue writing full-time, in part by graduate work. He graduated with an MA in English from the University of New Brunswick in 1984. His first novel, The Story of Bobby O’Malley—which was written while he was a graduate student—won him early critical notice, and the W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1985. The novel was adapted for the stage in 2006 by J. M. Sullivan.
Wayne Johnston Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Novelist |
House | Living in own house. |
Wayne Johnston is one of the richest Novelist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Johnston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Wayne Johnston (born 1958) is a Canadian novelist. His fiction deals primarily with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, often in a historical setting. In 2011 Johnston was awarded the Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award in recognition of his overall contribution to Canadian Literature.
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In 2002, Johnston published The Navigator of New York, a historical novel about the race by explorers to reach the North Pole; it was shortlisted for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award for fiction. A World Elsewhere, published in 2011, was a number one Canadian best seller. Johnston was awarded the Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award in recognition of his contribution to Canadian Literature in 2011.
Facts & Trivia
Wendy Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Wayne Johnston celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.
Johnston’s The Custodian of Paradise, published in 2006, told the story of Sheilagh Fielding, a fictional character originally introduced in Colony of Unrequited Dreams.