August 30, 2019
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It’s here! I have a story in The Saturday Evening Post! Surreal.

The best part is that it’s a story that means a lot to me, personally. It's called "60-Year Bath."
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60-Year Bath

That summer, the gender-neutral change room changed everything. The university, accused of being behind the times, finally put one in. For Professor Mulligan, it was amnesty enough to come around on purchasing a campus aquatics membership. It was a way to avoid the posturing, the testosterone, the groupthink of "bros" in the men's room.

​Wow, what an unbelievable day! Beyond grateful to have had the chance to read at the launch for issue #33 of Riddle Fence at the Writers at Woody Point Festival in Newfoundland alongside Anna Swanson and Lorna Crozier. Consider ordering a copy and supporting this incredible journal—this issue is particularly beautiful.

​So excited to be reading at the launch for Riddle Fence #33! It's part of the Writers at Woody Point Festival in Newfoundland and I can't wait to finally see the east coast of this beautiful country. Also utterly humbled to have my name appear anywhere near the likes of Lorna Crozier and Anna Swanson.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

I read my story "Take, Take, Take" at
Amphitheatre Unplugged at Mississauga's Celebration Square.

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On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 I'll be reading at Amphitheatre Unplugged at Mississauga's Celebration Square.

The event is a showcase of emerging and established Mississauga musicians, dancers, comedians, and writers.
Survived the heat at the Big on Bloor festival in Toronto last month. Thank you again to Marcia Walker, Mahak Jain, and the EW Reading Series.

Adam Giles on Twitter

Reading at an outdoor street festival + hottest day of the year = @bigonbloorfest @ewreading
​Join us on July 20 for a special EW Reading event at the BIG on Bloor street festival. We'll be featuring ten incredible readings from Canada's best emerging writers. The show kicks off at 1:00 p.m. with your hosts Marcia Walker and Mahak Jain. FEATURING: MARGEAUX FELDMAN, JACLYN DESFORGES, DOMINIK PARISIEN, ADAM GILES, JODY CHAN, MATT SNELL, CODY CAETANO, MEAGAN PERRY, AMANDA MERPAW, LEONARDA CARRANZA.
Thanks to the EW Reading Series, I'll be reading at the Big on Bloor festival in Toronto later this month!

July 20, 2019
1:00-3:00pm
Card-Yard on the north side of Brock Street and Bloor Street
June 25, 2019
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My story "Looming in Their Futures" rears its ugly head in the current issue of The Squawk Back. Everything's going to be fine.
Looming in Their Futures
by Adam Giles

PLUMB AND PLUMBER
​Jo is elbow-deep in thick slimy godknowswhat because her partner forgot the sewer snake at the shop. Her partner, Joe, meanwhile, stands with his hands on his hips at the living room window admiring the penthouse view. “One day I’ll have a place like this,” Joe says. It’s true. He will.
On May 26, 2019 I read my story "Nothing to See Here" at Junction Reads this month at Famous Last Words in Toronto.​​
March 21, 2019
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The Bookends Review has chosen my story "A Day for Everything" as one of its BEST OF 2018. The anthology is available for purchase here:

A Day for Everything - The Bookends Review

Sweat rolls down Alice's face as she sleeps, cascading around the oxygen mask muzzling her nose and mouth. Nurse Tom, in full hazmat suit, checks Alice's IV, presses a button to silence a beeping machine, and places a cool cloth on his patient's forehead.
December 14, 2018

"Nothing to See Here"
​The Feathertale Review (Issue #21)

I've got a story in Issue 21 of The Feathertale Review! This one means so much to me. Not only because it appears in a magazine I love, but also because it's been such a hard ride with this story. Find it at Chapters and other fine bookstores!
November 23, 2018

My story "A Day for Everything" found another home, this time in The Bookends Review.

A Day for Everything - The Bookends Review

Sweat rolls down Alice's face as she sleeps, cascading around the oxygen mask muzzling her nose and mouth. Nurse Tom, in full hazmat suit, checks Alice's IV, presses a button to silence a beeping machine, and places a cool cloth on his patient's forehead.
On November 12, 2018 I read my story "A Brief History of Natural Selection" as part of the The Emerging Writers Reading Series at Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto.​
Looking forward to reading at the The Emerging Writers Reading Series. Here are the details:

November 12, 2018
7pm-9pm
Glad Day Bookshop
​499 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2C6
"A Day for Everything"
​The Wax Paper (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Contributor copies came in the mail along with—what's this?— a handwritten note! A very nice touch. Thank you to Hans Hetrick, Nicholas Freeman, and everyone at The Wax Paper for including me in the latest issue.
"A Brief History of Natural Selection"
​Sonora Review (Issue 73/74)

​​Release Party
Friday, October 12, 2018
Antigone Books
Tucson, Arizona
Picture
Photo: Isabella Giles
"Off the Grid"
Humber Literary Review (Summer 2018)

​Issue Launch
Monday, June 11, 2018
The Piston
Toronto, ON
News
University of Toronto (Summer 2018)

A tribute to former University of Toronto Mississauga principal Robert McNutt who passed away recently. I talked about the respect I had for him.​

Robert Harold (Bob) McNutt, a respected geochemist who "showed a lot of leadership" as principal of U of T Mississauga

By Mary Gooderham Professor Emeritus Robert McNutt was principal of University of Toronto Mississauga from 1995 to 2002 Robert Harold (Bob) McNutt was a geochemist who, as the principal of University of Toronto Mississauga from 1995 to 2002, laid the groundwork for campus's vast expansion.
I was lucky enough to get to know him a little when I worked for the student newspaper. He was always very generous with his time. I wrote about him in the last issue of 2001-02.
"Off the Grid"
Humber Literary Review (Summer 2018)

So honoured to be included in the latest isssue of the Humber Literary Review.
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"Through All Kinds of Weather"
​The Spectatorial (Fall 2017)

A thing I wrote about reality television and the apocalypse appears in Volume VII of The Spectatorial. I’ll be reading an excerpt at the launch party Thursday, October 26. Swing by if you’re not occupied by reality television or the apocalypse.​
"Take, Take, Take"
Unbroken Journal (Jan. 2016)

​Thrilled to have my story Take, Take, Take nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology!
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"The Priorities Talk"
Riddle Fence: A Journal of Arts & Culture #21 (2015)

​Honoured to have my story The Priorities Talk appear in Riddle Fence #21.
"The Difference between Dollars and Pesos"

​Bluegate Reading Collective presents compelling public readings by emerging and established writers of poetry and prose. We aim to create memorable reading experiences for the public through the moving power of conversation. Together, readers and writers explore what it takes to be human. Join us at 7:30 PM on Saturday, November 21st at Studio 89 (1065 Canadian Place, #104, Mississauga) for our inaugural event. Writers Adam Giles, Andrea Gunraj, Allison LaSorda, and Hollay Ghadery read selections from their work. Readings will be followed by a discussion with our writers on their work and issues pertaining to the writing life. Audience members are welcome to participate in this open mic discussion.

PRISM's 2014 Fiction Contest Long List

It's that time. Over 300 writers submitted nearly 400 stories to PRISM 's 2014 Short Fiction Contest, even more than last year. Of these, sixteen were chosen for the long list. Drumroll, please!
"The Priorities Talk"
PRISM international Fiction Contest (2014)

My story The Priorities Talk was longlisted for PRISM international's 2014 Fiction Contest.
"Corduroy"
University of Toronto Magazine (Spring 2013)

My story Corduroy won the 2013 University of Toronto Magazine Short Story Contest, a $1,000 prize.

2013 Short Story and Poetry Winners - University of Toronto Magazine

U of T Magazine congratulates the winners and runners-up in the 2013 Short Story and Poetry Contest. Judges in the U of T Magazine Short Story contest selected “Corduroy” by Adam Giles (BA 2002 UTM) as the winner.
"Pitter Patter Goes My Heart"

My story Pitter Patter Goes My Heart was longlisted for House of Anansi’s Broken Social Scene Story Contest.

​Jurors: Broken Social Scene members Brendan Canning, Leslie Feist, and Charles Spearin and House of Anansi Senior Editor Jared Bland.
"Sacred Garbage"
Little Bird Stories (Volume 3)

My story Sacred Garbage was named runner-up in the 2013 Little Bird Writing Contest and published in Little Bird Stories (Volume 3).

The 2013 Little Bird Winner!

The winner of the Little Bird Writing Contest is Leslie Greentree, author of "The Room of Pickled Things." Congratulations, Leslie! First Place: "The Room of Pickled Things" by Leslie Greentree The prompt that started her story: Describe what it feels like to hold your breath for too long.
"The Priorities Talk"

My story The Priorities Talk was a finalist for the 2013 Random House of Canada Student Award for Fiction.