Jon Boilard was born and raised in Western New England. He has been living and writing in the San Francisco area since 1986. His stories have been published in literary journals in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Two have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes (one of which received a Special Mention in the 2011 edition of the Pushcart Best of the Small Presses series), another won the Sean O'Faolain Award and several others have earned individual small press honors.
"Masterful writing with an authentic voice. Dark, relentless stories with slivers of light and moments of tenderness that are powerful and redemptive."
Tim McKee,
Managing Editor, The Sun Magazine "Boilard's narrators – with their fresh, colloquial, unpretentious voices – stand out. I enjoy the action, the humour and the flashes of pathos." Philip O Ceallaigh,
Author, The Pleasant Light of Day "Boilard shows us the beauty in the ugly and the ugly in the beauty, scenes that linger as an embraced memory enhanced with refined sentiment."Timothy Gager,
Editor, Wilderness House Literary Review
Managing Editor, The Sun Magazine "Boilard's narrators – with their fresh, colloquial, unpretentious voices – stand out. I enjoy the action, the humour and the flashes of pathos." Philip O Ceallaigh,
Author, The Pleasant Light of Day "Boilard shows us the beauty in the ugly and the ugly in the beauty, scenes that linger as an embraced memory enhanced with refined sentiment."Timothy Gager,
Editor, Wilderness House Literary Review