Michael Christie (writer)

Michael Christie is a Canadian short story writer, whose debut collection The Beggar's Garden is a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize^[1] and a shortlisted nominee for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.^[2]

Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Christie later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue professional skateboarding, and studied psychology at Simon Fraser University. He subsequently worked for several years in social services before returning to the University of British Columbia's creative writing program in 2008. He published The Beggar's Garden in early 2011.

The Beggar's Garden won the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Michael Ondaatje and Guy Vanderhaeghe among writers on Giller Prize longlist". National Post, September 6, 2011.
2. ^ "Booker nominees Edugyan, deWitt make shortlist for Writers' Trust prize". The Globe and Mail, September 28, 2011.
3. ^ "Book of short stories set in Downtown Eastside wins Vancouver Book Award". The Globe and Mail, October 18, 2011.

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Name	Christie, Michael
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Place of birth	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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