Grap Scanlan
Grap Scanlan is a British born writer who moved to Canada thirteen years ago to build a new life for his family. Now a second year Creative Writing student at Vancouver Island
University, he divides his time between lectures, curling sheets and a steadily growing pile of opinion pieces. His working life has taken him across several continents, giving him a broad view of politics, culture and everyday struggle, all of which feed his journalism. Currently pursuing his fourth degree, he insists this counts as research rather than indecision. Colleagues know him as curious, disciplined and surprisingly cheerful for someone who reads policy papers for fun. Grap’s given name is Steven, bestowed at birth, although from age twelve onward almost everyone has called him Grap, a nickname he wears with pride. He uses his given name as a pen name for his novel writing, Steven Scanlan. Away from the page he enjoys rally driving, curling and any hobby with a steep learning curve, which he approaches with the same energy he brings to his writing.