Basil Papademos
Basil Papademos (born 1957 in Toronto, Ontario)[1] was a Canadian writer.[2] He is best known for his 2012 novel Mount Royal, which won the award for Best Erotic Novel at the 2013 Bisexual Book Awards[3] and was a nominee in the novels category at the 2013 ReLit Awards.[4]
Basil Papademos | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1957 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | May 16, 2020 Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1989 - 2020 |
| Notable works | Mount Royal |
After his Bisexual Book Awards win, he was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency for several hours upon his return to Canada, under suspicion of importing obscene materials.[2] He was later cleared without charges.[2]
He has also published the novels The Hook of It Is (1989) and How to Fuck Your Psychiatrist (2015).
References
- "Basil Papademos" Archived 2011-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, March 23, 2011.
- "Detained over concerns of obscenity". Daily Xtra, July 15, 2013.
- "Basil Papademos detained by Canadian border patrol after winning Bisexual Erotic Fiction award". Quill & Quire, June 11, 2013.
- "ReLit Awards: Novel". Canadian Books and Authors.
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