Bio Section

2009 - Jonathan ButlerReturn of the Native

Jonathan Butler, a native of St. John's, Newfoundland, and former co-editor of Descant, has published short fiction, poetry and essays in Canada and Taiwan. He has taught American literature and creative writing at the University of Toronto where he received a doctorate in 2001. He currently holds a tenured position in the department of English at Kainan University in Taiwan. Return of the Native is his first published novel.