About
Eaton Hamilton is the disabled, queer, author Canadian author (pronouns: they/them) of multiple books of cnf, fiction and poetry, including the 2016 novel WEEKEND. The Vancouver Sun called WEEKEND a “tour de force. Remarkable.” Publishers Weekly called it “propulsive.”
Hamilton’s books have been shortlisted for the MIND Book Award, the BC Book Prize, the VanCity Award, the Pat Lowther Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award. Their first memoir was one of the UK Guardian’s Best Books of the Year and a Sunday Times bestseller. They are the two-time winner of Canada’s CBC Literary Award for fiction (2003/2014). They’ve had a Notable in BASS and many Notables in BAE, and have appeared in The Journey Prize, Best Canadian Short Stories and Best Canadian Poetry. Their work has also appeared in publications such as Maclean’s, Prism International, The Malahat Review, Prairie Fire and others in Canada, as well as LARB, Guernica Magazine (US), Salon, The Rumpus, The Missouri Review, The Sun and the NY Times along with many other places.
A photographer and painter, Hamilton’s photography has hung on display at Kew Gardens, UK and won many awards.
A queer activist, they were one of Canada’s litigants in the same-sex marriage case. They are also known for speaking out on disability rights and against violence towards women and children. They live near Vancouver, where their hobby is gardening.