Nicholas Ruddock is a Canadian physician and writer. He has won numerous international prizes and was shortlisted for the Moth International Poetry Award (Ireland) in 2020.

His first novel, The Parabolist (2010), was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and the Arthur Ellis Award. His second novel, Night Ambulance (2016), was a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist.

Nicholas has been published in numerous international publications in Canada, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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“Boldly conceived, richly imagined, wondrously multi-vocal and unexpectedly comic… the perfect historical novel for a world just waking up to the realization that every living and non-living thing is vitally connected. - Padma Visvanathan, author of The Toss of a Lemon

- David Bezmozgis, The Journey Prize Anthology

- Helen Humphreys, The Antigonish Review

- Kyo Maclear, author of The Letter Opener

- Damian Tarnopolsky, author of Goya's Dog

- Quill & Quire

- Vincent Lam, author of Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures

- Anthony De Sa, author of Barnacle Love

"Without a doubt, Last Hummingbird West of Chile was one of the best books I’ve read this year. It was absolutely delightful and I was gripped to the very last line (which came too soon)."

- Alison Manley, Atlantic Books Today

“[W]ith the Last Hummingbird West Of Chile Nicholas has indeed lured us into strange lands in what is at once an enthralling adventure and a chillingly poignant morality tale about the impossibility of escaping from one’s self.”

- John Jantunen, Cannery Row

“[Experience] the burgeoning imagination of Nicholas, coupled with his wide range of knowledge and his lyrical understanding of flow in language. Really it’s a wonder to behold.” - Barb Minett, Guelph Today

“Last Hummingbird West of Chile is blocked out in a nimble, resourceful, kaleidoscopic format. […] In each section, the tone and vocabulary has been tweaked and honed to reflect and fit its speaker, sailor or craft, servant or master, hummingbird or novitiate. Across the pages they converge and interconnect even as they pursue their individual goals, avowals and sensibilities. Last Hummingbird West of Chile is an ambitious tale, uniquely told."

- Joan Sullivan, The Telegram

"...each point of view brought something new and interesting to the story. This novel felt so alive and well rounded, making it such an engaging experience to read." - Oliver Hallett, Digitally Lit