Author Profile - Shane Koyczan

Shane Koyczan (Can) Shane Koyczan was born and raised in Yellowknife and is one of the world’s premier spoken word performers. His first book, Visiting Hours, was a Book of the Year Selection by The Guardian and the Globe and Mail. Koyczan won the National Poetry Slam in 2000, becoming the first winner from outside America. He has performed to full houses around the world—from university amphitheaters to the most respected music and literary festivals in North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Koyczan has launched the second season of “Heart of a Poet” on Bravo TV and is in a band called The Short Story Long. Koyczan’s latest work is Stickboy.		Publications
		Stickboy Written by Shane Koyczan (House of Parlance, 2008)
		Resources Stickboy


Stickboy (House of Parlance, 2008) Stickboy is a unique novel about growing up as an outsider, written in verse. The book follows the adolescence of a young boy, tormented by his peers for years. The writing is lyrical and inspired and deals with many serious issues faced by today’s teenager.