Dr. Luke R. J. Maynard is a writer, poet, scholar, lapsed medievalist, musician, and wearer of sundry other hats in the arts & letters. Born in London, Ontario, he received his PhD in English Literature from the University of Victoria and his JD from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law. His short fiction and scholarly writing have appeared widely across the US and Canada._x000D_
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Most recently, Luke is the founding director of Cynehelm Press, a Canadian micropress specializing in original speculative fiction. His first novel, "The Season of the Plough," was released in July 2019.