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Stephen Matthew Gill was born in Sialkot, Pakistan, in 1932 and raised in India. He studied at Agra University in India, Oxford University, and the University of Ottawa.
Gill held teaching appointments in Ethiopia, then relocated to England, and finally settled in Canada. As an award-winning writer, his main works have been composed in English and published globally. He also wrote poetry in Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi.
Gill is author of over twenty books, including novels, literary criticism, and poetry collections. He was founder of Vesta Publications and a member of the Writer’s Union of Canada.
In the mid-1970s, Gill ran twice for election as an alderman (municipal councillor) in Cornwall, Ontario, but was unsuccessful.
He died in 2022.
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Created by Alston So, March 2026.