"A violent fu•king poet."
- Josip Novakovich
For I am you, torn from our scars.
"Words used to be art. In their creation. In the act. And thus the words were art in their very being. Forget the reader. Just don't forget the impetus. Christian Fennell never did. One of the rare few." - The Prague Revue
"Christian Fennell’s words are honest and sharp, coursing like blood in the veins. It urges you on, past familiar voices into a region of not knowing which hastens your fingers through the masterly crafted pages."
"Deliciously twisted and addictive. A brilliant author to discover."
"Nobody writes like Christian Fennell. It's really free form poetry and it's very dark but it's also very good. I think Flannery O'Connor would have liked it."
Goodread Reviews:
“Christian Fennell writes stories to savour. Sharp, salty and sly, they come at you sideways with a shot of poignancy when you least expect it - and a twist of humour when you most need it.”
- Katy Darby, Director, Liars' League London
Before the first light of each day wakes the possibility of everything.
"One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, compassion." ~ Simone de Beauvoir
Christian Fennell is an author and editor whose work explores morality, violence, love, and the fragile search for meaning in modern life. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Nelligan Review and Senior Editor at Montreal Publishing Company. Raised in Ontario, Canada, Fennell studied at Queen’s University before working across literature, film, and publishing. His fiction is known for blending hard realism with lyrical and philosophical undertones, often focusing on characters living at the emotional and ideological edges of society. His writing has been compared to the work of writers such as Cormac McCarthy and James Salter for its stripped-down intensity and emotional weight.
It's a valuable thing, for a writer to ask: Why should someone read me? In my case, I think the answer is this: For I am you, torn from our scars.