Gordon Kirkland is the award-winning author of six books, based on stories that first saw publication in his syndicated newspaper column, which ran in American and Canadian newspapers from 1994 - 2007. His "wry and offbeat" sense of humor focuses on the fun and foibles of daily life.

He first broke into comedy as a 'teenage hippie' in 1969 working in coffeehouses in Southern Ontario, opening for musical acts in rooms where the smoke that filled the air had an odd aroma. "Comedy was easy back then. " he says, "You could crack up the audience, just by saying words like 'onomatopoeia'."

After an 18-year hiatus, and suffering a serious spinal cord injury in 1990, he returned to comedy, both as a writer and a performer.

His syndicated newspaper column first appeared in the Moncton, New Brunswick Times & Transcript in 1994. The column soon became a regular feature in dozens of Canadian and American newspapers.

After stopping his newspaper column, Gordon turned his attention to writing full length novels, and developing movie treatments. He has completed two novels, and is currently seeking representation for them.

Gordon gives a great deal of time and effort to assisting emerging writers at workshops, conferences and university campuses. His classes receive rave reviews from the attendees at these event. He was the first Canadian writer invited to join the faculty of the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, a position he held in 2004, 2006, and 2008. He has been on the faculty of the Southern California Writers Conference since 2004.

In September of 2007, Gordon was selected as one of twelve writers in the cast of The 3-Day Novel, a television series for Canada's BookTelevision. The cast was locked in a large bookstore in Edmonton, Alberta with the task of completing a novel in just 72 hours. The writers were distracted from their task by the constant presence of television cameras, store customers, each other, and frequent interruptions to take part in organized challenges.

In addition, he is a frequent guest on radio and television programs in both Canada and the United States.

He lives near Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife Diane and his Labrador Retriever service dog. They have two grown sons.

Gordon Kirkland On Humor
(On-camera audition for the 3-Day Novel TV Series)