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Martin Cloutier

@1martincloutier.bsky.social

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Author of Waiting for Something Else, an irreverent, unrequited sex comedy. www.martincloutier.net

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I had a blast talking with Vacationer Magazine about Brooklyn, our trip through Spain/Portugal, and all the nitty-gritty places not found on Trip Advisor. share.google/FtqzxsBnEA0w...

Exclusive Interview: Brooklyn Author Martin Cloutier - Vacationer Magazine

Praised by Edmund White, Waiting for Something Else by Martin Cloutier is set in a high-energy Brooklyn gourmet restaurant in 2006—amid the frenzy of gentrification and chaos of restaurant life. It ex...

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Thrilled that Waiting for Something Else is a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Fiction. My bitter sensibilities and harsh judgments are now being taken seriously, which feels somewhat medically concerning. Honored to be among such deeply fabulous writers.

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The Iowa Short Fiction Award called me a finalist, which is publishing’s way of saying, “You’re hot, but we’re marrying someone else.”

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Thank you Society of llustrators and Barry Baehm for a wonderful evening. Who knows what was revealed in my Fluffy pink box?

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Finally. The books have arrived. Martincloutier.net

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Pre-order at: www.martincloutier.net

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm so used to offending people, I never expected such generous praise for my work.

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My street in Brooklyn where zoning laws go to die.

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Available for pre-order: www.martincloutier.net

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Thank you Steve Almond for the funniest and best description of my novel.

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

He is risen. And he doesn't like what you've done with the place.

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Grateful to Antonya Nelson for this generous praise of Waiting for Something Else.

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Lovely Bluesky people, which cover do you prefer? The novel is about a straight man who falls in love, but not necessarily in lust, with a gsy man.

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

My first dive into the lady pond. My new story at Valparaiso Fiction Review. scholar.valpo.edu/vfr/vol14/is...

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A Constant State of Agitation

By Martin Cloutier, Published on 12/08/24

Martin Cloutier @1martincloutier.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

It took a long time but it finally happened.