Will Aitken

Will Aitken, born on June first, nineteen forty-nine, is a distinguished American-Canadian journalist, novelist, and film critic. Originally hailing from Terre Haute, Indiana, he made his way to Montreal, Quebec in nineteen seventy-two to pursue his studies at McGill University, where he would later become a prominent figure in the city's cultural landscape.

In nineteen seventy-three, Aitken co-founded Librairie L'Androgyne, Montreal's first LGBT bookstore, marking a significant contribution to the community. His career as an arts journalist and film critic has seen him contribute to a variety of esteemed media outlets, including the CBC, the BBC, NPR, The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, The Paris Review, Christopher Street, and the National Post.

Aitken's literary journey began with the publication of his debut novel, Terre Haute, in nineteen eighty-nine, followed by three additional novels. He also shared his expertise in film studies as a teacher at Dawson College in Montreal. In two thousand eleven, he released Death in Venice: A Queer Film Classic, a critical examination of Luchino Visconti's iconic film, as part of Arsenal Pulp Press's Queer Film Classics series.

His most recent work, Antigone Undone: Juliette Binoche, Anne Carson, Ivo Van Hove and the Art of Resistance, published by University of Regina Press in two thousand eighteen, was recognized as a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, further solidifying his reputation as a significant voice in contemporary literature and film criticism.