A Sharp Tooth in the Fur is the first book by an accomplished writer, whose awards include the prestigious David H. Walker Prize for Fiction. His stories have appeared in The Danforth Review, The New Quarterly, Prism International, Dandelion, The Fiddlehead, and The Windsor Review, and three were featured in Coming Attractions '98. A frequent reviewer, Darryl Whetter's by-line has appeared on reviews in The Globe and Mail, The Ottawa Citizen, The New Brunswick Reader, and The National Post, and online at amazon.com and amazon.ca. He has appeared as a guest panelist on CBC Radio's Talking Books and as a film critic on ASN's Cinephile. A native of Orillia, Darryl Whetter studied at Queen's University in Kingston and at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, where he founded QWERTY and its internet edition, querte. He now teaches Creative Writing at the University of Windsor, where he took over the position vacated by Alistair MacLeod upon his retirement. During the summer months, he can be found at his cottage near Economy, Nova Scotia.