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Michael V. Smith

マイケル・ブイ・スミス

Maikeru V. Sumisu

Pen Names: Miss Cookie LaWhoreStage name as a drag queen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Cornwall, Ontario
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Cornwall, Ontario → Kelowna, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet, filmmaker, university instructor
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
Nominations
Books in Canada First Novel Award nomination, Journey Prize nomination

Education

University of British Columbia
Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies / Creative Writing program
Country: Canada

Awards

Dayne Ogilvie Prize
2007
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cumberland

2002 novel

Progress

2011 novel

My Body Is Yours

2015 memoir

Bibliography

  • Cumberland (2002)
  • Progress (2011)
  • What You Can't Have (2007)
  • Body of Text (2008)
  • Bad Ideas (2017)
  • My Body Is Yours (2015)

Legacy

Canadian novelist, poet, and filmmaker known for LGBTQ+ themes, winner of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize.

Trivia

  • Openly gay.
  • Formerly performed as a drag queen under the stage name Miss Cookie LaWhore.