Jan 18, 2025 · Last week I was awarded the Judy Mappin Community Award at the QWF Literary Awards gala. The honorary award goes to someone who has made a significant and longstanding contribution to English-language literature in Quebec (kind of like a cross between a lifetime achievement award and Miss Congeniality).

Christopher DiRaddo is the author of the novels The Family Way (2021), shortlisted for the F.G Bressani Literary Prize, and The Geography of Pluto (2014). His essays and short stories have appeared in First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far), Here & Now: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writing and The Globe and Mail .

Christopher DiRaddo (born 1974) is a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec. [1] He is most noted as the 2024 recipient of the Judy Mappin Community Award from the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards, for his career contributions to the English-language literary community in …

“Tender, affectionate and sexy, The Family Way is an astute chronicle of modern queer life at middle age. With sharp-eyed observations on love, loss, sex and friendship, Christopher DiRaddo has crafted a timely tale about creating families that can fit us all.” — Rachel Giese, author of Boys: What it Means to Become a Man.

Jan 18, 2025 · Christopher DiRaddo is the author of the novels The Family Way and The Geography of Pluto. He lives in Montreal where he is the founder and host of the Violet Hour Reading Series and Book Club. IG: chrisdiraddo

2,156 Followers, 2,943 Following, 3,262 Posts - Christopher DiRaddo (@chrisdiraddo) on Instagram: "Author of The Geography of Pluto and The Family Way. Producer and host @violet_hour_mtl. Co-founder @italoqueermontreal. Montreal, QC"

Jul 8, 2021 · Calling Christopher DiRaddo a busy man would be an understatement; his smiling presence is everywhere in Montreal’s Anglo literary scene. He’s the founder, organizer, and host of the city’s premier queer reading series, The Violet Hour, and also runs its …

Christopher DiRaddo is the author of the novels The Family Way (2021), shortlisted for the F.G Bressani Literary Prize, and The Geography of Pluto (2014). His essays and short stories have appeared in First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far), Here & Now: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writing and The Globe and Mail.

3 days ago · Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo says he's disappointed after a municipal library told him he's not allowed to hold his monthly book club there because it would violate Quebec's new language law.

18 hours ago · Author Christopher Diraddo, pictured in 2022, says he welcomes the clarification and may consider hosting his club gatherings at the Père-Ambroise library, but he says he fears the vague nature ...