Ann Y. K. Choi

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Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator. [1]

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Choi's debut novel, Kay's Lucky Coin Variety, was published by Simon & Schuster Canada in May 2016. The story, set in downtown Toronto during the late 1980s, was inspired by Choi's own experience working and living above her family variety store. The novel was a finalist for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards. [2] The novel was also longlisted for the 2017 Frank Hegyi Award (Ottawa Independent Writers) and was a finalist for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the literary fiction category. In November 2017, the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee recognized Ann for outstanding contributions to Korean culture within Canada. The award was presented to her by Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Kang Jeong-Sik.

In 2018, she was selected as a judge for the 2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. [3]

In October 2020, Ann released her children’s book, Once Upon An Hour, with Orca Book Publishers. The book made several anticipated Fall 2020 book lists including CBC Books and 49th Shelf, and was selected as Picture Book-of-the Month by The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD Kids).

Biography

Ann Yu-Kyung Choi immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Chung-Ju, South Korea, in 1975. She attended the University of Toronto for her Bachelor of Arts, where she studied English, Sociology. She also completed her Bachelor in Education at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT). [4] Choi also graduated from the Humber School for Writers working with David Adams Richards as her mentor [5] and the Creative Writing Certificate Program at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies (UTCS) with Dennis Bock, Alexandra Leggat, and Kelli Deeth as her instructors. She received the Marina Nemat Award in 2012 for top final manuscript. [6] In 2016, she completed her Master of Fine Arts Degree (MFA) in Creative Writing from National University in San Diego, California.

For almost two decades, she has worked as a high school educator for the York Region District School Board and lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter.

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Ann Y.K. Choi". tbplofftheshelf.com. September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Book Awards 2016 shortlist announced". Toronto Star . August 25, 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Balser, Erin (August 21, 2018). "Ann Y. K. Choi, Mireille Silcoff and Robert Wiersema to judge 2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". CBC.ca . Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Arielle Spence. "Hold Fast To Your Dreams: In Conversation with Ann Y.K. Choi". roommagazine.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Laura Stricker (October 20, 2016). "10 Kickass Authors who've Worked with The Humber School For Writers". humber.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ann Y. K. Choi". writerstrust.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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