Ann Y. K. Choi

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

Biography

Choi immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Chung-Ju, South Korea, in 1975. She attended the University of Toronto where she studied English, Sociology, and Education (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT)).[2] Choi also graduated from the Humber School for Writers working with David Adams Richards as her mentor[3] 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.[4] In 2016, she completed her Master of Fine Arts Degree (MFA) in Creative Writing from National University in San Diego, California.

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 shortlisted for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards.[5] In 2018, she was selected as a judge for the 2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[6]

References
  1. "Interview with Ann Y.K. Choi". tbplofftheshelf.com. September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. Arielle Spence. "Hold Fast To Your Dreams: In Conversation with Ann Y.K. Choi". roommagazine.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. Laura Stricker (October 20, 2016). "10 KICKASS AUTHORS WHO'VE WORKED WITH THE HUMBER SCHOOL FOR WRITERS". humber.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. "Ann Y. K. Choi". writerstrust.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. Wheeler, Brad (September 1, 2016). "Ann Y.K. Choi's debut novel focuses on the Korean experience in Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. 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 March 23, 2019.
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