Antony Millen

Antony Millen
Antony Ivan Millen (22 May 1971 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a novelist, short story writer, and teacher. He completed a Bachelor of Education (1994) and Bachelor of Arts (1993) at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Career and family life
Antony Millen has been a primary and secondary school teacher, starting as a relief teacher in Nova Scotia, before shifting to Taumarunui, New Zealand, where he currently works as head of English and Literacy. He is married and has one son and one daughter. In addition to his novels, he has written short stories for Landfall, Headland, and Antipodes literary journals. He is the winner of the 2014 Heartland short story competition, judged by acclaimed New Zealand author, William Taylor. In 2016, he won second prize and a residency in the inaugural Surrey Hotel Steve Braunias Memorial Writers Residency in Association with The Spinoff Award, and appeared as a panelist and moderator at the Ruapehu Writers Festival.
Novels
Antony Millen published his first novel, Redeeming Brother Murrihy in 2013.The novel is set in Nova Scotia and New Zealand in October 2004, primarily in the Whanganui River region. New Zealand writer, Christodoulos Moisa, described it as, “A highly successful first novel … a quest for self discovery and redemption written by someone who has a deep understanding of what stirs the spirit … This important book honours both the river and its people.” In 2014, he published Te Kauhanga, followed by his first novel for young adults, The Chain, in 2015.
Non-fiction
Antony Millen blogs regularly on his website, writing book reviews, and profiling writers, artists, and musicians. He has contributed essays to the Pantograph Punch, Canadian Writers Abroad, Crime Watch, The Spinoff, Headland, and Minimalism Life.
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