Owen Schaefer is a Canadian writer and poet. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2013, he lived in Tokyo for fifteen years, where he worked as a writer, proofreader, and editor, as well as arts editor for Tokyo Weekender Magazine. His fiction and poetry have been published in a number of literary journals and anthologies, and he is currently working toward his MFA at the University of British Columbia.
Short Fiction
Hong Kong Future Perfect Anthology — In the Floating City
Dimsum: Asia's Literary Journal, Vol. 9 — Fazima
Jungle Crows: A Tokyo Expatriate Anthology — Trio
Pressed Literary Journal, Vol. 8 — The Sinking of the Disco Barge
Tokyo Advocate — Fifteen Minutes
Poetry
Barzakh, Spring 2017 — Border Crossings
McGill Street Magazine — On a Queen Street East Church; Bloor Subway; Photographer
Arts Writing
Awards
Writer's Federation of New Brunswick Annual Competition, winner, poetry — Raising the Whale
Writer's Federation of New Brunswick Annual Competition, 3rd place, poetry — Incidence
Writers' Union of Canada Postcard Story Competition, shortlisted — Myopia
Contact
On Twitter: @owenschaefer
Mail: owen -[at]- this domain