VANCOUVER – Penguin Random House Canada says it’s proud to publish Steven Galloway, the acclaimed author who has been suspended from his job as chairman of the creative writing department at the University of British Columbia.
The publisher has issued a statement supporting the “award-winning, best-selling and acclaimed author” of novels including “The Cellist of Sarajevo,” “The Confabulist” and “Ascension.”
The statement says Galloway is a friend to many at Penguin Random House and the company looks forward to publishing more books with him in the future.
UBC announced on Wednesday that the creative writing chairman had been temporarily suspended with pay after undisclosed “serious allegations” but that an investigation had not yet begun.
The announcement triggered support for Galloway on social media from fellow writers, with author Angie Abdou tweeting that he is smart, funny and kind, and writes good books.
Galloway was scheduled to speak at Trent University in Ontario on Nov. 17, but the university’s English Literature Department announced that same day that the event was cancelled.
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