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Edition 37 (2020) Winner
Michael Christie
マイケル・クリスティ
Maikeru Kurisuti
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Thunder Bay, Ontario → Vancouver, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Nominations
- Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2011, The Beggar's Garden), Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist (2011), Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2015, If I Fall, If I Die), Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2019, Greenwood), Forest of Reading Evergreen Award shortlist, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize shortlist, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | — | Psychology | — | — | Canada |
| University of British Columbia | — | Creative Writing Program | — | 2008年入学 | Canada |
Simon Fraser University
Psychology
Country:
Canada
心理学を学んだ
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing Program
Period:
2008年入学
Country:
Canada
Entered creative writing program in 2008
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | City of Vancouver Book Award | The Beggar's Garden | — | City of Vancouver | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel | Greenwood | — | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
City of Vancouver Book Award
2011
Work:
The Beggar's Garden
Organization:
City of Vancouver
Result:
受賞
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
2020
Work:
Greenwood
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Beggar's Garden
2011 Short story collectionA collection of stories set in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
PovertyHuman connections
If I Fall, If I Die
2015 NovelA coming-of-age story about the son of a reclusive agoraphobic filmmaker who leaves home for the first time to search for a lost boy.
FamilyAdventureAgoraphobia
Greenwood
2019 NovelA novel about climate change and trees, spanning generations.
EnvironmentFamilyForestry
Bibliography
- The Beggar's Garden (HarperCollins Canada, 2011)
- If I Fall, If I Die (Hogarth, 2015)
- Greenwood (McClelland & Stewart, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid descriptionsEmotionally rich narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureLossRecovery
Legacy
Canadian writer known for novels addressing environmental themes, with Greenwood selected for Canada Reads 2023.
In Popular Culture
- Championed by Keegan Connor Tracy on Canada Reads 2023.
Trivia
- Former professional skateboarder
- Worked in social services
- Studied psychology at Simon Fraser University