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 - in 2011, through his consulting work, John travels to Lebanon, Switzerland, the US, Italy, Kenya and Ethiopia. (continuing work on 3rd novel)
- in 2010, through his consulting work, John travels to Austria, the US & the UK (continuing work on 3rd novel) - in 2009, through his consulting work, John travels to Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Indonesia, the UK, & Switzerland. (continuing work on 3rd novel) - In 2008, through his consulting work, John travels to Mexico, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria - June 2008 - John Miller wins the 2008 Martin and Beatrice Fischer Award in Fiction at the 20th annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards
- October 2007: John begins researching and writing his 3rd novel (as of yet untitled)
- In 2007, through his consulting work, John travels to Mexico, Nicaragua, France, Switzerland, Senegal, and Kenya
- February 13 2007 - John launches his 2nd novel A Sharp Intake of Breath
at the National Ballet School of Canada. Despite the blizzard that hit
that night, over 100 people brave the elements to attend.
- January
2007 - A Sharp Intake of Breath published by the Dundurn Group
· Through consulting work with the Coalition on Children
Affected by AIDS, John travels in 2005-06 to South Africa, Nigeria,
Kenya, Thailand, India, Russia, the Netherlands and the US.
· April 2002 - John begins to work as an freelance consultant
in policy and organizational development with non-profits, governments and some private sector companies.
· October 2002: Started researching and writing his 2nd
novel, A Sharp Intake of Breath.
· On the cold and rainy evening of October 22nd, over
200 people attended the launch party at Alice Fazooli’s Italian
Crabshack on Richmond Street in Toronto.
· The Featherbed is published in October
2002.
· John left the Ontario Civil Service in April 2002 and started
a consulting practice. Two weeks later, he received a call from The Dundurn Group, asking
to purchase his manuscript.
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· Worked in policy development and program management
for the Ontario Government’s Ministry of Community and Social
Services from 1998-2002. Suffering through four years of Tory rule,
he met great people and learned heaps.
· Began writing The Featherbed in September
1997. John took courses in the University of Toronto Creative
Writing Program and the Toronto Writing Workshop that fall and
winter.
· The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
published John's essay:
“Hospice Care or Assisted Suicide: A False Dichotomy” Vol.
14, No. 3, May/June 1997, pp 132-134.
· Xtra! Published John's feature: “The Emperor Has No
Condom: Gay Couples are Looking for a Way out of Safer Sex”,
Vol. 15/08 No. 308, p. 15 (Toronto, Pink Triangle Press).
· FUSE Magazine published John's feature:
“Embodying Shame and Fear: The Effects of Misogyny and Homophobia
on Gay Men's Bodies”, Toronto, Vol. 18 no. 2 (Feb.), pp.
13-19.
· Xtra! Published John's 3- part series
"What's Behind Closet Door Number 3?", 18/1/96, "Lifestyles
of the Fabulous
& Closeted", 1/2/96, & "No More Mr. Nice Guy:
Bringing 'em Out in 10 Easy Steps", 15/2/96. (Toronto, Pink
Triangle Press).
· John was Executive Director of Trinity Home Hospice in Toronto
from 1994-1998. When they hired him, he was 26 years old.
· John worked at the AIDS Committee of Toronto in the spring
of 1994, coordinating some of their practical assistance programs,
and then writing a funding proposal for them that led to the now
HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (HALCO).
· Quit his job and travelled in South-east Asia in the
fall of 1993, along the way visiting friends he met at school in
Holland.
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· Counselled street youth involved in the sex trade industry
at Street Outreach Services (Toronto) from 1992-93.
· Graduated from the Institute of Social Studies in The
Hague, Netherlands in 1991 with an M.A. in International Development
Studies. The school catered to mid-career professionals from all
over the world who were looking to upgrade their academic qualifications.
· Graduated from McGill University in 1990 with an Honours
B.A. in Geography of International Development.
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· In 1986-87, John deferred his university acceptance and
went to Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) as a volunteer
on the youth exchange program Canada World Youth. Met Mobutu Sese
Seko while being paraded in front of Zairean national television
cameras. Sese Seko expelled them from the country two months later,
apparently because their group’s coordinator had insulted his
wife.
· Went to a French language public school (École
publique Gabrielle Roy), and then to Jarvis Collegiate Institute
and its
“Module français de langue secondaire”, which is now Le College Français
· Family moved to Ottawa in 1972 and then back to Toronto
in 1976.
· Born in Toronto, Canada, on March 10th 1968, the second
of three boys to Ruth Anne Miller (nee Kellermann) and Eric Miller.
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