Jared Mitchell, Keith Cole and I collaborated on a short video that was part of this show http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/Dreamlands, and is now part of the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art (and we are not even Americans). Read more →
Author: Paul Vaughan

Bright Eyed: Insomnia and its Cultures available in South Korea
My book Bright Eyed: Insomnia and its Cultures is now available in South Korea and everywhere else books in Korean are sold! Read more →
Scanate Performance – Nov 18, 2016
My performance “Scanate: Entreat part 2” will take place on November 18, 2016 from 18:00 to 22:00 at GlogauAIR Gallery in Berlin. More information here: http://glogauair.net/index.php Read more →

Essay for Scott Pattinson’s exhibition Kairoi
I wrote an essay for the catalog accompanying Scott Pattinson’s exhibition Kairoi, at the Oeno Gallery in Bloomfield, Ontario. You can get a copy here: http://oenogallery.com/exhibitions/kairoi-scott-pattinson-solo-exhibition/ Read more →
New book!!
My new book, Bright Eyed: Insomnia and its Cultures, is now available everywhere. Click HERE to buy! People are talking about it https://vanwinkles.com/sleep-is-the-next-great-class-struggle?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=Social http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/06/nightmare-of-restless-leg-syndrome.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/review-rm-vaughans-bright-eyed-shows-why-insomnia-is-the-banner-affliction-of-our-time/article25661626/ http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/a-fevered-ode-to-insomnia/ http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-29-2015-1.3092437/insomnia-is-pervasive-and-changing-the-way-we-live-says-rm-vaughn-1.3092486 Read more →
Strange Victory, Strange Defeat
I contributed an essay to Drew Simpson’s new book! And it is already sold out. So there. Read more →
Super-Diviner: A Psychic Performance
RM Vaughan, Tomas Hemstad, Keith Cole VideoFag, Toronto, July 29, 30, 31 2014 Read more →
Fiction
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Toronto Noir (anthology) Akashic Books, 2008.www.akashicbooks.com |
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Spells. ECW Press. 2003. www.ecwpress.com |
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Victory Meat: New Fiction From Atlantic Canada (anthology). Random House Canada. 2003.www.randomhouse.ca |
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The Notebooks (anthology). Random House Canada. 2002.www.randomhouse.ca |
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The Journey Prize Anthology. McClelland & Stewart. 2000.www.mcclelland.com |
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Carnal Nation (anthology). Arsenal Pulp Press. 2000.www.arsenalpulp.com |
Amend (art catalogue). Art Centre of Clarington. 2000. | |
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Self Help (art catalogue). Mercer Union. 2000. |
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A Quilted Heart. Insomniac Press. 1998.www.insomniacpress.com |
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Contra/Dictions: Queer Male Fiction (anthology). Arsenal Pulp Press. 1998. www.arsenalpulp.com |
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The Ecstatic Moment: The Best of Libido (anthology). Dell Books. 1997. www.biblio.com |
Editor
The Yoko Ono Project. Velvet Touch 4/Broken Jaw Press. 2002. www.brokenjaw.com Singapore. Velvet Touch 3/Broken Jaw Press. 2002.www.brokenjaw.com Avoidance Tactics. Velvet Touch 2/Broken Jaw Press. 2001.www.brokenjaw.com Cheez 100: A Fiona Smyth Art Book. Peddler Press. 2001.www.fionasmyth.com Bathory. Velvet Touch 1/Broken Jaw Press. 2000.www.brokenjaw.com Read more →
Plays
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Gay Monologues & Scenes: An Anthology. Playwrights’ Canada Press. 2007. www.playwrightscanada.com |
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The Monster Trilogy. Coach House Books. 2003.www.chbooks.com |
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Camera, Woman. Coach House Books. 2001.www.chbooks.com |
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Rhubarb-O-Rama! (anthology). Blizzard Press. 1998. |