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'''Alex Pugsley''' (born 1963) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] writer and filmmaker,<ref>Allison Lawlor, "Pugsley sets debut coming-of-age novel in Halifax". ''[[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]]'', July 13, 2020.</ref> most noted for directing the 2014 film ''[[Dirty Singles]]''.<ref>"Dirty Singles: Novelist, TV writer Pugsley turns director". ''[[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]]'', November 13, 2014.</ref>
In 1994 Pugsley and Laura MacDonald wrote and published ''Kay Darling'', an [[epistolary]] novel consisting of letters between the title character and her friend Will.<ref>Andy Lamey, "Toronto novel reads like sociological tract". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 21, 1994.</ref>
As a filmmaker, he directed the short films ''The Pargonopers'' (1997), ''James O'Reilly in Parkdale'' (1997),<ref>Jennie Punter, "Anything goes at shorts fest". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 29, 1998.</ref> and ''Fidelio'' (1998).<ref>"Short films to air". ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'', April 2, 1998.</ref> He has since worked principally in television, writing for the television series ''[[I Was a Sixth Grade Alien|My Best Friend Is an Alien]]'', ''[[Liocracy]]'',<ref>Marla Cranston, "Liocracy premiere tomorrow". ''[[Halifax Daily News]]'', November 10, 2002.</ref> ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Gavin Crawford Show]]'',<ref>Peggy Curran, "Sketch comedy drawn well". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 12, 2002.</ref> ''[[The Jane Show]]'',<ref>"THE JANE SHOW - A Global Television Series Premiere". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', May 15, 2006.</ref> ''[[Baxter (TV series)|Baxter]]'',<ref>"Family Channel gets an education in the performing arts with premiere of new original series, Baxter". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', May 11, 2010.</ref> ''[[15/Love]]'', ''[[Life with Derek]]'' and ''[[Hudson & Rex]]''.<ref>Greg David, [https://ift.tt/3u0oVWK "Hudson & Rex showrunner Derek Schreyer teases Season 2"]. ''TV, eh?'', September 23, 2019.</ref>
His solo debut novel, ''Aubrey McKee'', was published in 2020.<ref>[[Brett Josef Grubisic]], [https://ift.tt/2CoSI5T "Set in Halifax: Exuberant, freewheeling stories about the insanity of being human"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 19, 2020.</ref>
==Awards==
He received a [[Gemini Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series|Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series]] at the [[16th Gemini Awards]] in 2001 for the ''My Best Friend Is an Alien'' episode "I Am Larrabe Hicks!", and a nomination alongside [[Sean Reycraft]] for Best Writing in a Drama Series at the [[18th Gemini Awards]] in 2003 for the ''Eleventh Hour'' episode "Shelter".
Along with [[Gavin Crawford]], Kyle Tingley, [[Jennifer Whalen (actress)|Jennifer Whalen]] and Cathy Gordon, he is a two-time [[Canadian Comedy Award]] nominee for his work on ''The Gavin Crawford Show''.
He won the [[Journey Prize]] in 2012 for his short story "Crisis on Earth-X".<ref>"Nanaimo writer wins Rogers fiction prize". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', November 8, 2012.</ref>
==References==
==External links==
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[[Category:Canadian male short story writers]]
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[[Category:Writers from Nova Scotia]]
In 1994 Pugsley and Laura MacDonald wrote and published ''Kay Darling'', an [[epistolary]] novel consisting of letters between the title character and her friend Will.<ref>Andy Lamey, "Toronto novel reads like sociological tract". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 21, 1994.</ref>
As a filmmaker, he directed the short films ''The Pargonopers'' (1997), ''James O'Reilly in Parkdale'' (1997),<ref>Jennie Punter, "Anything goes at shorts fest". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 29, 1998.</ref> and ''Fidelio'' (1998).<ref>"Short films to air". ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'', April 2, 1998.</ref> He has since worked principally in television, writing for the television series ''[[I Was a Sixth Grade Alien|My Best Friend Is an Alien]]'', ''[[Liocracy]]'',<ref>Marla Cranston, "Liocracy premiere tomorrow". ''[[Halifax Daily News]]'', November 10, 2002.</ref> ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Gavin Crawford Show]]'',<ref>Peggy Curran, "Sketch comedy drawn well". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 12, 2002.</ref> ''[[The Jane Show]]'',<ref>"THE JANE SHOW - A Global Television Series Premiere". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', May 15, 2006.</ref> ''[[Baxter (TV series)|Baxter]]'',<ref>"Family Channel gets an education in the performing arts with premiere of new original series, Baxter". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', May 11, 2010.</ref> ''[[15/Love]]'', ''[[Life with Derek]]'' and ''[[Hudson & Rex]]''.<ref>Greg David, [https://ift.tt/3u0oVWK "Hudson & Rex showrunner Derek Schreyer teases Season 2"]. ''TV, eh?'', September 23, 2019.</ref>
His solo debut novel, ''Aubrey McKee'', was published in 2020.<ref>[[Brett Josef Grubisic]], [https://ift.tt/2CoSI5T "Set in Halifax: Exuberant, freewheeling stories about the insanity of being human"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 19, 2020.</ref>
==Awards==
He received a [[Gemini Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series|Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series]] at the [[16th Gemini Awards]] in 2001 for the ''My Best Friend Is an Alien'' episode "I Am Larrabe Hicks!", and a nomination alongside [[Sean Reycraft]] for Best Writing in a Drama Series at the [[18th Gemini Awards]] in 2003 for the ''Eleventh Hour'' episode "Shelter".
Along with [[Gavin Crawford]], Kyle Tingley, [[Jennifer Whalen (actress)|Jennifer Whalen]] and Cathy Gordon, he is a two-time [[Canadian Comedy Award]] nominee for his work on ''The Gavin Crawford Show''.
He won the [[Journey Prize]] in 2012 for his short story "Crisis on Earth-X".<ref>"Nanaimo writer wins Rogers fiction prize". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', November 8, 2012.</ref>
==References==
==External links==
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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian screenwriters]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian novelists]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian male writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian male writers]]
[[Category:Canadian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Canadian male novelists]]
[[Category:Canadian male short story writers]]
[[Category:Canadian television writers]]
[[Category:Canadian Film Centre alumni]]
[[Category:Film directors from Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Writers from Nova Scotia]]
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