Michael Kenyon (Canadian writer)

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Michael Kenyon is a Canadian writer from British Columbia, who won the ReLit Award for fiction in 2010 for his novel The Beautiful Children. [1] He was also a ReLit poetry nominee in the same year for The Last House. [2]

His debut novel, Kleinberg, was a shortlisted finalist for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1992, [3] and for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, Canada/Caribbean. [4]

His other books have included the novels The Biggest Animals and A Year at River Mountain, and the short story collection Parallel Rivers.

References

  1. "Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail , October 22, 2010.
  2. "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post , August 31, 2010.
  3. "Finalists named for book award". The Globe and Mail , February 25, 1992.
  4. "Mistry tops Atwood for award". Ottawa Citizen , July 16, 1992.