Andrew Steinmetz

Andrew Steinmetz is a Canadian writer, editor, and musician. Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1965, Steinmetz formed the band Weather Permitting in 1985 and was a member of the Montreal alt-country band Good Cookies in the 1990s. He is the author of five books, including a memoir titled Wardlife: The Apprenticeship of a Young Writer as a Hospital Clerk (1999), two collections of poetry, and a novel called Eva's Threepenny Theatre. The novel tells the story of his great-aunt Eva, who performed in one of the first touring productions of Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. Steinmetz's book This Great Escape: The Case of Michael Paryla (Biblioasis, 2013) is a biography of his cousin, who escaped Nazi Germany but later had a small role as a Nazi guard in the film The Great Escape.